Big Data. Episode 10, Political Polls - How Weighted Averaging Wins.
Big Data. Episode 10, Political Polls - How Weighted Averaging Wins.
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Tim Chartier
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2014.
Study the role of big data in predicting election results. Contrast the disastrous 1936 presidential poll by the Literary Digest with today's impressively accurate aggregators of polls, such as statistician Nate Silver. Analyze what makes aggregation more effective than any single poll.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
In English
6726072 Kanopy
Computer science.
Mathematics.
Education films.
Title from title frames. Film In Process Record.
Tim Chartier
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2014.
Study the role of big data in predicting election results. Contrast the disastrous 1936 presidential poll by the Literary Digest with today's impressively accurate aggregators of polls, such as statistician Nate Silver. Analyze what makes aggregation more effective than any single poll.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
In English
6726072 Kanopy
Computer science.
Mathematics.
Education films.