The data the government produces is very well calibrated and doesn't really have a wet bias. A win in the nomination was not based on any formal model per se. "To a first approximation, I think it might make someone worse forecaster potentially"
Nate Silver joins Tyler Cowen for a conversation on data, forecasting, My Bloody Valentine, the social value of gambling, Donald Trump and the presidential field, vacation advice, Supreme Court picks, the wisdom of Björk, and the most underrated statistic for finding good food.
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