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Flu predictions based on querying behavior (on Google and Yahoo!) are somewhat less impressive than simply looking to the recent past of flu levels.

Via the ultra-demanding Bo Cowgill: Predictions from an autoregressive model outperform [flu] predictions based on search volume. So much for the too-hastily-trumpeted predictive power of Yahoo! and Google. Yet another wisdom-of-crowds hype that ends up down the toilet. And our … Continue reading

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