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American Mood


I compute the "American Mood" index [%] as a weighted average of three indices, based on three of Gallup's Daily Averages: Obama Job Approval [%]; Economic Confidence Index [#]; and Consumer Spending [$].

Prior to computing the weighted average, I express each of those three Gallup's Daily Averages as a fraction of its corresponding 52-week spread. My choices of weights are 1/6, 1/3, and 1/2 for the Obama Job Approval, Economic Confidence Index, and Consumer Spending fractions, respectively.



h/t Theo

  • 2011-01-24 55% Neither fish ...
  • 2011-01-23 54% Neither fish ...
  • 2011-01-22 51% Neither fish ...
  • 2011-01-21 52% Neither fish ...
  • 2011-01-20 49% ... nor fowl
  • 2011-01-19 46% ... nor fowl
  • 2011-01-18 53% Neither fish ...
  • 2011-01-17 63% Gone fishing
  • 2011-01-16 68% Gone fishing
  • 2011-01-15 56% Neither fish ...
  • 2011-01-14 34% Foul
  • 2011-01-13 35% Foul
  • 2011-01-12 36% Foul
  • 2011-01-11 48% ... nor fowl
  • 2011-01-10 48% ... nor fowl
  • 2011-01-09 44% ... nor fowl
  • 2011-01-08 50% ... nor fowl
  • 2011-01-07 50% ... nor fowl
  • 2010-11-06 45% ... nor fowl
  • 2010-10-31 39% Foul
  • 2010-10-30 29% FML
  • 2010-10-29 26% FML
  • 2010-10-28 24% FML
  • 2010-10-27 42% ... nor fowl
  • 2010-10-26 48% ... nor fowl
  • 2010-10-25 49% ... nor fowl
  • 2010-10-24 39% Foul
  • 2010-10-23 35% Foul
  • 2010-10-22 31% Foul
  • 2010-10-21 32% Foul
  • 2010-10-20 34% Foul
  • 2010-10-19 46% ... nor fowl
  • 2010-10-18 42% ... nor fowl
  • 2010-10-17 45% ... nor fowl
  • 2010-10-16 49% ... nor fowl
  • 2010-10-15 44% ... nor fowl
  • 2010-10-14 35% Foul
  • 2010-10-13 29% FML
  • 2010-10-12 36% Foul
  • 2010-10-11 38% Foul
  • 2010-10-10 33% Foul
  • 2010-10-09 31% Foul
  • 2010-10-07 27% FML
  • 2010-10-06 33% Foul
  • 2010-10-05 48% ... nor fowl
  • 2010-10-04 48% ... nor fowl
  • 2010-10-03 38% Foul
  • 2010-10-02 27% FML
  • 2010-10-01 23% FML
  • 2010-09-30 26% FML
  • 2010-09-29 24% FML
  • 2010-09-28 28% FML
  • 2010-09-27 25% FML
  • 2010-09-24 20% WTF?
  • 2010-09-18 24% FML
  • 2010-09-17 22% FML
  • 2010-09-16 22% FML
  • 2010-09-15 28% FML
  • 2010-09-14 39% Foul
  • 2010-09-13 37% Foul
  • 2010-09-12 35% Foul
  • 2010-09-11 24% FML
  • 2010-09-09 32% Foul
  • 2010-09-08 37% Foul
  • 2010-09-07 44% ... nor fowl
  • 2010-09-05 32% Foul
  • 2010-09-04 20% WTF?
  • 2010-09-03 14% WTF?
  • 2010-09-02 18% WTF?
  • 2010-09-01 23% FML
  • 2010-08-31 21% FML
  • 2010-08-30 17% WTF?
  • 2010-08-29 17% WTF?
  • 2010-08-28 15% WTF?
  • 2010-08-27 24% FML
  • 2010-08-26 23% FML
  • 2010-08-25 29% FML
  • 2010-08-24 38% Foul
  • 2010-08-23 38% Foul
  • 2010-08-22 37% Foul
  • 2010-08-21 30% FML
  • 2010-08-20 21% FML
  • 2010-08-19 18% WTF?
  • 2010-08-18 24% FML
  • 2010-08-17 37% Foul
  • 2010-08-16 26% FML
  • 2010-08-15 22% FML