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US entrepreneurs pray and meditate more than non-entrepreneurs. — [SURVEY]

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

Most Americans believe that God has a plan for them. PDF file.

Posted in Entrepreneurship, Psychology, The Global Economy | Tagged Business, destiny, economy, entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, faith, fate, God, paper, papers, poll, polls, Psychology, religion, religiosity, survey, surveys, US economy, US entrepreneurs, work | Leave a comment

Paul Hewitt on the usefulness of the prediction markets — [ANALYSIS]

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

Paul Hewitt: I don’t think there is any question that the usefulness of prediction markets has been exaggerated. We don’t hear much from James Surowiecki anymore. So a few of those polled probably indicated that he doesn’t exaggerate the usefulness … Continue reading →

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Have Robin Hanson, Justin Wolfers and James Surowiecki been exaggerating the usefulness of the prediction markets? — [SURVEY RESULT]

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

Here’s the result of the Kauffman Foundation poll: – UPDATE: Here’s an example (among many) of the grave problems with prediction markets, which are unreported by the media. – PDF document. – - – - – - – - – … Continue reading →

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iPad stats – [REPORT]

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

Posted in Business, Information Technology, Internet Marketing - Internet Commerce, Inventions & Innovations | Tagged Apple, Apple IPad, inforgraphic, iPad, polls, reports, surveys | Leave a comment

2011 Q1′s economic blogger survey – [POLL]

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Chris F. Masse

Kauffman Foundation – PDF file.

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So much for Prof Panos and his data religion

Posted on June 5, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

People answer bullshit when polled by Prof Panos and other stats collectors.

Posted in Analysis (Data), Forecasting (Science & Practice), Psychology | Tagged accuracy, People, polls, statistics, surveys | Leave a comment

Prediction markets feed on facts and expertise.

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Chris F. Masse

Via Yahoo! research scientist David Pennock of Odd Head and YooPick, the dear honorable Duncan Watts: In part because of disappointing findings such as this, an increasingly popular substitute for expert opinions are so-called “prediction markets,” in which individuals buy … Continue reading →

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Predictify is about building track records of human predictors.

Posted on June 10, 2008 by Chris F. Masse

Robert Scoble interviews their CTO. Video – - Predictify is not a prediction exchange. We think prediction markets are superior to polls and surveys, don’t we? With Predictify, the mechanism delivering the collective verdict is simplistic: it’s a poll —with … Continue reading →

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