BZ Bread

by George Schils.

Interest rate yield curve analysis comments and qualifications

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

I engage in practical mathematical applications and at the same time I engage in practical research studies. It may not be clear which is which. It is very possible that an approach that I take might not conform with accepted practices. I am attempting to analyze and interpret, and in some cases the results and analysis can be "unconventional".

Many of the results I present here are "experimental": just trying out a new idea or approach. I am doing a study or calculation just to see the answer. It may be that the result or technique has never been done before; so it may be hard to interpret results. Results might possibly not be obtained via standard techniques. Do not assume that items and approaches are conventional.

In other words what you are looking at may be a research "experiment" rather than a finished result. Thus be careful interpreting results.

New or original approaches to old problems are partially what I am looking for. Otherwise I tend to be conventional and "old fashioned". I don't believe in lying to get new truth. Old Truth is just fine with me.