Rich Data, Poor Data

*Recommendation
2015
Statistical models
Author

Steve Simon

Published

February 24, 2015

Figure 1. First page of magazine article

Nate Silver emphasizes an important point about when statistical models can really shine: when there is a rich source of data and lots of opportunities to test the predictive power of your models. This is why baseball statistics provide such a great platform for teaching modelling techniques.

Silver N (2015) Rick Data, Poor Data. ESPN. The Magazine (February 22). Available in html format.

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