Taking the data from this post in The Guardian DatablogThis model predicts the S&P rating for a Country's credit, based on the previous ratings from S&P, Moody's and Fitch.

This model predicts the size of the change of the US debt ceiling in %. It uses Debt Ceiling in $, Debt Ceiling as % of GDP, Year End Debt, President and President's Party as input to predict the % change in the Debt Ceiling.

Source: Guardian Data Blog

I deleted some of the outliers, like president Carters habit to cut the ceiling in half and then doubling it a few months later.

For a different version of this model check here.

Predicts where the pope comes from, given some historical information.

Data taken from the guardian

London council housing waiting list data compared to London Borough Housing tenure data. What does housing tenure say about the size of the waiting list? Data from [http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2012/aug/22/housingmarket-london-data] and [http://data.london.gov.uk/datastore/package/housing-tenure-households-borough]

Comparison of Average A-levels for secondary schools in England.

Source: This post on the Guardian Data Blog

This model predicts the size of the change of the US debt ceiling, related to the seize of the debt ceiling as % of GDP and the US president's Party.

Source: Guardian Data Blog

I deleted some of the outliers, like president Carters habit to cut the ceiling in half and then doubling it a few months later.

For a more elaborate model, using more input, check here.

Predicts whether or not a Pope with the given information will be a saint.

Data taken from the guardian

London council housing waiting list data compared to London Borough profiles. Which characteristics of a borough are important in predicting the size of the waiting list? Data from http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2012/aug/22/housingmarket-london-data and http://data.london.gov.uk/datastore/package/london-borough-profiles

Taking the data from this post in The Guardian DatablogThis model predicts the Fitch rating for a Country's credit, based on the previous ratings from S&P, Moody's and Fitch.