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A little bit of research tells me that the story was entirely fictional. More of a case study / click bait of what might have happened. Media ran this shit out
by rapind 9y ago
A little bit of research tells me that the story was entirely fictional. More of a case study / click bait of what might have happened. Media ran this shit out of it though. At least online. Eyeballs > integrity right?
- mattmanser 9y agoAs per my comment, the NYT ran a big article about it quoting Andrew Pole, a statistician who worked at Target. It specifically says that this really happened. Did your research find that story to be a fraud?
- rapind 9y agoThe part about the teenager in Minneapolis wasn’t from Pole. Re-read the article and you’ll notice that story isn’t attributed to anyone. It’s just stated. We have no idea where this story originated, whether it’s fact or fiction, and if it’s even related to Pole’s work or just a marketing snafu. https://www.kdnuggets.com/2014/05/target-predict-teen-pregnancy-inside-story.html https://www.kdnuggets.com/2014/05/target-predict-teen-pregna...