Predicting (2021) Oscar Winners: How Crystal is the Statistical Ball?
Harvard Data Science Review Podcast
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Impact of Streaming on Oscars Campaign
This chapter discusses the influence of streaming companies like Amazon and Netflix on the Oscars campaign, using Netflix's 'Roma' as an example. It explores the shift in predicting winners due to the limitations of statistical models and proposes the use of Bayesian priors. The speakers emphasize a preference for expert predictions combining data and intuition.
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