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You think that Nate Silver used Google to find out about the American political landscape? Don't you think that the many years he spent working in a field where
by gnicholas 3y ago
You think that Nate Silver used Google to find out about the American political landscape? Don't you think that the many years he spent working in a field where he learned a lot about American politics would have made him pretty well-informed on the topic?
- uoaei 3y agoThe question is, which perspectives did he expose himself to during that time, and what did he conclude from those inquiries? Data is easy; interpretation is hard. It's not enough to say he had an accurate model, it has to be reasonable, too.