Nate Silver

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

It seems like a lot of contemporary data science splits the difference in the worst possible way by focusing on shiny new techniques, without either developing the mathematical intuitions behind them, or doing much to improve understanding of the real-world problems. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 12, 2020 Hibernated

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

Statistical models are mathematical representations of the real world. So if you lose sight of either the real world *or what the math you're applying is actually doing*, your model will be prone to failure. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 12, 2020 Hibernated

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

@BrendanNyhan It's a fairly broadly applicable critique and I'm not looking to pick fights with any individual people. It's kind of BS to say that unless I call out individuals I must have a "straw man". — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 13, 2020 Hibernated