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May 20, 2008

The Old 80 / 20 Rule - Alive and Well

We've all heard of the "80/20 rule" (or Pareto Principle, if you want to get all snooty about it.)

This basically states that for many events, 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes.  Well here's a chart that suggests at least in the financial world - most of the effects happen 20% of the time.


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Thought that was kind of interesting....

It's also proof that we need a 4 day weekend...:)

I'm shorting Mondays and Fridays from here on in.