When human judgment and big data intersect there are some funny things that happen. Nate Silver bigdatumfunny Change image and share on social
We're living in a world where Google beats Gallup. Nate Silver beatgallupgoogle Change image and share on social
People gravitate toward information that implies a happier outlook for them. Nate Silver gravitatehappyimply Change image and share on social
The problem is that when polls are wrong, they tend to be wrong in the same direction. If they miss in New Hampshire, for instance, they all miss on the same mistake. Nate Silver directionhampshireinstance Change image and share on social
Midterm elections can be dreadfully boring, unfortunately. Nate Silver boredreadfullyelection Change image and share on social
By playing games you can artificially speed up your learning curve to develop the right kind of thought processes. Nate Silver artificiallycurvedevelop Change image and share on social
I view my role now as providing more of a macro-level skepticism, rather than saying this poll is good or this poll is evil. Nate Silver evilgoodlevel Change image and share on social
When you get into statistical analysis, you don't really expect to achieve fame. Or to become an Internet meme. Or be parodied by 'The Onion' - or be the subject of a cartoon in 'The New Yorker.' I guess I'm kind of an outlier there. Nate Silver achieveanalysiscartoon share on social
I think there's space in the market for a half-dozen kind of polling analysts. Nate Silver analystdozenhalf Change image and share on social