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Sunday, October 16, 2016

Why why why why why?

I go to FRED to look for data and to look at data. Sometimes I have to hunt. Sometimes I know what I'm looking for. When I know what I'm looking for I can just type the name into the search box and get the graph. Sometimes.

Sometimes not. Sometimes I get this:


Why? Why give me a list with one thing on it? Why not just give me the thing?

This problem comes up a lot. I've noted it here and here, for example. Well, it's not a "problem" I guess. But it's annoying.