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I don't know. I mean, of course don't overvalue polls, they're only models. But they're useful models. And more often than not, when outcomes don't align with polling data, there's something shady afoot. Like what happened in 2016...
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This “forget the polls” stuff: 1) CYA 2) A horrid trend of rejecting intellectualism. 3) people having no idea how %s work. Yes if a pollster predicts 75% victory, that’s still a 1/4 probability 4) This sentiment, ignoring 4casting, doesn’t exist in financial markets