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Blind Faith in Predictive (or any) Analytics is Dangerous

by BR Deshpande — There was a recent article in the New York Sun which takes a poke at several experts because their so-called predictions did not come to pass. The criticism ranges from Superbowl predictions to unemployment numbers to the stock market. Blame the experts because they made likely events seem like certainties or the lay audience for not exercising skepticism.

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