dmagee

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   by dmagee 10y ago

   These methods are not usually taught in economics courses. Why? Not enough data. In most cases economists are dealing with survey data, time series data and panel data. The benefits of cross validation and bootstrap/bagging grow with
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   The company that bribed the world(theage.com.au)

   277 points by dmagee 11y ago|77 comments
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   by dmagee 11y ago

   You're assuming that big name consulting companies etc are actually doing complex work. They're not. As an analyst/associate you're spending most of your time crunching out excel spreadsheets and powerpoint presentations
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   Kim Dotcom and the NZ govt. deal(nzherald.co.nz)

   4 points by dmagee 12y ago|0 comments