Episode · People I (Mostly) Admire · 2023-10-28
Books mentioned on 117. Nate Silver Says We're Bad at Making Predictions
Data scientist Nate Silver gained attention for his election predictions. But even the best prognosticators get it wrong sometimes.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Signal and the Noise
The Signal and the Noise by Nate Silver is a bestselling non-fiction book that explores the science of prediction, data analysis, and why many forecasts fail while others succeed.
Recommended“The second best thing you can do to learn about analyzing data, short of doing it yourself, is to read what Nate Silver has to say, either in his outstanding book "The Signal and the Noise" or in his new Substack entitled "Silver Bulletin."”
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Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The Signal and the Noise
“he's also the author of the bestselling book The Signal and the noise”
Passing The Signal and the Noise
“he's also the author of the bestselling book The Signal and the noise”
Passing The Signal and the Noise
“He's also the author of the bestselling book "The Signal and the Noise."”