Analyzing The Analysts

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It is amazing how often a prediction from an industry analyst is repeated as fact, when the truth is, most of these predictions never come true. Stocks actually rise and fall on these predictions and that’s what makes this article at Kotaku so interesting. They analyze the analysts and the results are far from what you might expect.


With analysts handing out predictions about every gaming system and many of the top games, you have to wonder how often they actually get it right. We did. So Kotaku went on a mission: Find ten analysts, find predictions for each of them, and prove them right or wrong. Simple, right? Actually, easier said than done.
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Very interesting.
I like the misprint on the shown image. "How accurate are video game indistry analysts?"
 
Is it just me or does it seem like a few of them have been copying off each other's predictions? Some of them have the exact same "score"
 
Is it just me or does it seem like a few of them have been copying off each other's predictions? Some of them have the exact same "score"
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LOL

CC:ChickenLittle :rolleyes:

the simplicity in the quest is made complicated...sounds like government.
 
Wait you mean analysts aren't always right and we shouldn't believe everything they say to be 100% true. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Next your going to try to tell me that the government doesnt' always tell the truth.
 
Here at work we use analysts for one thing, to see what they know, what they discover from the companies they cover. You base your investment decision off of what an analyst predicts, you're destined to fail. Read their analysis, don't blindly follow their predictions.
 
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