tigger2010

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   by tigger2010 17y ago

   Since the data points are solely about extreme wealth and Elite MBAs, the only thing that can be proven is some degree of correlation between the two. What you have is insufficient (by a lot) to prove causation. If your thesis is that the E
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   by tigger2010 17y ago

   This would explain why one should expect to see the largest frequency of almost-psychopathic behavior in politics and business.
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   by tigger2010 17y ago

   "out of the self-made billionaires, 7 out of 32, or 22%, have MBAs from a top business school. Those aren't bad odds." Correlation vs. causation. Enough said.
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   by tigger2010 17y ago

   Scanning the comments, there's a fair bit of argument about lean vs. cheap and about whether Horowitz is agreeing or disagreeing with the "lean" approach. Afaik, all he's saying is "it depends". There may be situations e.g., if your competi
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   by tigger2010 17y ago

   I recently read a book called "Evil Genes" by Barbara Oakley. One of the interesting stories she tells is about how some of the research into Machiavellian behavior got started. The original research group decided to focus on "everyday" man
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   by tigger2010 17y ago

   May be stating the obvious here, but why is a probabilistic prediction model primarily aimed at consumers? Wouldn't it make more sense to apply to users for whom probability is useful e.g., truck fleets to predict delays? oil fields to show