Friday's report from the Institute for Supply Management follows a string of other indicators this week indicating the economy is steadily improving.
The results of the multiple regression analysis showed that the type of participant (healthy subject or stroke patient), the grasp and the specific subject can account for 61% of the grasp quality variability, which indicate presence of other indicators that have not been considered in our model.
But there are lots of other indicators besides violence.
A handful of other indicators, like unemployment, inflation and car production, also show signs of improvement.
Looking more broadly, a number of other indicators point in the other direction.
If Mr. Casserly was encouraged, some others were not, particularly in light of other indicators of Americans' writing prowess.
Mr Carney promised to take account of other indicators – but economic policymakers have vowed that before (M3 money supply, anyone?).
The independent Office for Budget Responsibility will announce its latest forecasts for economic growth and a range of other indicators, including inflation and unemployment.
In explaining its decision, the bureau noted that a wide variety of other indicators, including payroll employment and personal income, peaked in December 2007.
"If you take into account ethnicity, free school meals and a whole range of other indicators, it can give the impression that you're making excuses," he says.
And it will also monitor a wide range of other indicators to assess the future path of inflation.
