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Epidemic Curve: A histogram that describes an outbreak of disease by plotting the number of cases of a disease by date of onset.

Recurved: Curved as an arc having its ends behind its center.

Rating Curve: A plot that shows the relationship between the stage and discharge (streamflow) of a specific stream at a specific location. It is customary to plot stream stage on the y-axis of the plot an . . . View Full Definition

Riding The Yield Curve: Buying long-term bonds in anticipation of capital gains as yields fall with the declining maturity of the bonds.

Spot Rate Curve: The theoretical yield on a zero-coupon Treasury security.

Propagated Epidemic: A propagated epidemic occurs when an infection is spread from person to person (either directly or via a vector). cf common source and mixed epidemics.

Procurved: Curved as an arc having its ends ahead of its center.

Parallel Shift In The Yield Curve: A shift in economic conditions in which the change in the interest rate on all maturities is the same number of basis points. In other words, if the three month T-bill increases 100 basis po . . . View Full Definition

Phillips Curve: A graph that supposedly shows the relationship between inflation and unemployment. It is conjectured that there is a simple trade-off between inflation and unemployment (high inflation and l . . . View Full Definition

Point Source Epidemic: A point source epidemic occurs when a group of people is exposed to a single common source of infection at a single place and time. There is no significant transmission between individuals. . . . View Full Definition