Forecast Future Listening
Going Viral
Which song will be the next big hit?
Follow the numbers behind rising songs. Choose a growth model and defend a forecast.
Bring this case to your studentsThe setup
A song’s recent success can look very different depending on which weeks you examine. Students use streaming patterns to build and compare forecasts, then explain why they trust a particular interval or growth rate.
What students do
- Read a song’s growth data and compare different time intervals.
- Choose a rate and use it to project future performance.
- Compare forecasts and explain how model choices affected the result.
What they take with them
Students see that a forecast rests on choices. Good mathematical reasoning includes explaining the assumptions behind a prediction.
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