Your research adviser suggested that it may just have been random fluctuations from two sources.
Can You Cover The Globe?|Zach Wissner-Gross|August 28, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
That indefiniteness is known as “quantum uncertainty,” and, unfortunately also as “quantum fluctuation.”
Schrödinger’s Cat When Nobody Is Looking - Issue 89: The Dark Side|Daniel Sudarsky|August 26, 2020|Nautilus
In that case, the wild fluctuations in the polls from, say, 1976 or 1988 might not be as relevant.
Our Election Forecast Didn’t Say What I Thought It Would|Nate Silver (nrsilver@fivethirtyeight.com)|August 17, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
It’s possible that some of the fluctuations in weekly claims aren’t that meaningful at this point, since the numbers are so huge.
Yes, Unemployment Fell. But The Recovery Seems To Be Slowing Down.|Neil Paine (neil.paine@fivethirtyeight.com)|August 7, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
So if we use GSC data to measure brand, we might be able to see some fluctuations in interest but, if we’re using Google Analytics terminology, our data is basically sampled at 15%.
Why SEOs should care about brand|Robin Lord|July 31, 2020|Search Engine Land
Side effects may include recession, job contraction, 401(k) bruising, recurrent Dow fluctuation, and IRA bleeding.
Up to a Point: PJ O’Rourke on Sochi and Senate Slackers|P. J. O’Rourke|February 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His face, under the influence of this fluctuation of color, changed exceedingly, and improved in proportion as it changed.
Stories by American Authors, Volume 8|Various
If a dilated stomach contains considerable fluid and the abdominal walls are yielding, fluctuation may be perceived by palpation.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
Such little incidents show us how taverns frequently denote the fluctuation of popular opinion.
Old Boston Taverns and Tavern Clubs|Samuel Adams Drake
Interest upon capital must be charged, and risk of fluctuation in the value of that which is to be received in payment added.
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents: Ulysses S. Grant|James D. Richardson
This fluctuation is of more importance over short periods than in the long run.
A Revision of the Treaty|John Maynard Keynes
British Dictionary definitions for fluctuation
fluctuation
/ (ˌflʌktjʊˈeɪʃən) /
noun
constant change; vacillation; instability
undulation
a variation in an animal or plant that is determined by environment rather than heredity