Tag Archives: statistics

Midas Oracle’s stats about John Delaney’s death. — [ANALYTICS]

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

Out of curiosity for SEO, here are some key stats about our coverage of the InTrade CEO‘s horrific death. Note that these stats don’t encompass the frontpage readers and the feed subscribers (so, we would add many hundreds more, actually). … Continue reading →

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Apples iPhone actually added $1.9 billion to the U.S. trade deficit with China last year.

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Chris F. Masse

Trade statistics are structurally crappy. “The concept of country of origin for manufactured goods has gradually become obsolete.” “In a speech in September in New York, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao cited that research to argue that trade tensions between the … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, The Global Economy | Tagged Apple, Apple iPhone, commerce, economic data, economy, international commerce, international trade, statistics, trade, US economy, US trade, US trade data, world trade, World Trade Organization | Leave a comment

Predictive Modeling for Businesses

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Chris F. Masse

“It’s true that when we do custom projects, it is virtually impossible to get one started for less than $300,000.”

Posted in Forecasting (Science & Practice) | Tagged forecasting, forecasts, mathematics, modeling, predicting, Predictions, predictive modeling, statistics | Leave a comment

Hans Rosling’s data visualization techniques… are… amazing. – [VIDEO]

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Chris F. Masse

UPDATE: Criticism.

Posted in Information Technology, The Global Economy | Tagged data, data visualization, economy, global economy, Hans Rosling, numbers, statistics, stats, US economy | Leave a comment

Political Forecasting: Justin Wolfers vs. Nate Silver

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Chris F. Masse

- Andrew Gelman nailed it: In summary, “momentum” can exist, but the places where you’ll see it is in races where current public opinion is out of step with best predictions. The mere information that a race has a 5-point … Continue reading →

Posted in Forecasting (Science & Practice) | Tagged Andrew Gelman, forecasting, Justin Wolfers, momemtum, Nate Silver, Politics, random walk, statistics, US politics | 1 Comment

Pollster John Zogby attacks statistician Nate Silver. — “You take other people’s polls, compare records for predictions, add in some purely arbitrary (and not transparent) weights, then make your own projections and rankings.”

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Chris F. Masse

John Zogby to Nate Silver: Don’t Create Standards You Will Find Hard to Maintain Yourself. Be Honest. Understand That There’s Much More to Being a Good Pollster. Appreciate Innovation. Do Some Polling. Nate Silver responds. UPDATE: Prof Andrew Gelman’s take.

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Felix Salmon wins the ASA 2010 Excellence in Statistical Reporting Award

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Chris F. Masse

American Statistical Association: ALEXANDRIA VA, MAY 14, 2009 â€“ Felix Salmon, a well known financial blogger who writes extensively about statistics, has been named the recipient of the 2010 Excellence in Statistical Reporting Award (ESRA) of the American Statistical Association … Continue reading →