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Slightly flip, but it's interesting that no one believes in or brags about cost savings via statistical sampling techniques these days.
by jgalt212 2y ago
Slightly flip, but it's interesting that no one believes in or brags about cost savings via statistical sampling techniques these days.
- dekhn 2y agowell, I can save money by eating only lentils, but I prefer a richer diet. As do BI folks in a highly profitable company.
- rubenvanwyk 2y agoWinning comment.
- jgalt212 2y agoIt's a terribly inelegant and inefficient solution that no one should be "proud" of. The only time you need N=all is for the general ledger.
- disgruntledphd2 2y ago> The only time you need N=all is for the general ledger. If you're predicting for each user, you need all of the data. And generally you probably wouldn't want to sample too much for BI as it could lead to people making wrong decisions. But yeah, in general sampling rocks and is super effective.