DislikedI will elaborate later on various concepts we use : Cycle Wave Period Periodicity Rythm Regularity etcIgnored
As I have already written Edward Dewey wrote that we should use the label " Rhythm Analysis" much more than "cYcle Analysis".
The funny thing is that Dewey wrote that in his book whose the title is " How to make a Cycle Analysis"
What is a Rhythm ?
Rhythm means to repeat with a beat, It comes from a Greek word meaning
measured time. )
(Of course, you are hopeful that the rhythm will be so regular and
will have repeated so many times that the regularity cannot reasonably
be the result of chance. In this event you can expect it to continue. )
Cycles are oscillations -- ups and downs. The word comes from a Greek word
meaning circle- a coming around again to the place of beginning, e.g, a low.
You will want to study these up and down motions in the hope that they will be
rhythmic. )
For Jim Hurst a Cycle is the repetition of a Wave - same Period (Length) , same Amplitude
Trend. ls the tendency of a series of figures to increase or decrease
gradually over a period of time.
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