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umm.. This has nothing to do with more data. This is someone finding 2 random numbers that, when combined, come out to another random number. Their claim is th
by mattj 18y ago
umm.. This has nothing to do with more data. This is someone finding 2 random numbers that, when combined, come out to another random number.
Their claim is the same as this: "Temperatures rose 2% last year. I ate 1% more potatoes and 1% fewer salmon. Therefore, since 1%+1%=2%, adding the %more potatoes and % fewer salmon will predict the change in temperature"
The blog author is, in fact, using only 2 data points to predict a 3rd. He's not using more data, he's using basically no data.
- neilc 18y agoI have no idea how you could reach that conclusion from the article. The data in question is not "two random numbers": EF reported a 19.2% increase in paid clicks and 11.2% increase in CPCs at Google Y-O-Y. Do the math (1.192*1.112 = 1.325), that's a 32.5% Y-O-Y revenue increase. That's the closest anyone got to the real numbers!