Morendil comments on [Book Review] "The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail—But Some Don’t.", by Nate Silver - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Morendil 07 October 2012 07:58:20AM *  5 points [-]

I've read it - it's inspired a short series I shall be posting shortly.

ETA: not a chapter-by-chapter review, though I might do that too; rather, I focus on one small aspect (the "waterline" model discussed in connection with the poker bubble) and use it to illustrate something else (tips and tricks in forecasting).