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FiveThirtyEight.com is Back

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by A_3PO, Mar 18, 2014.

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  1. A_3PO

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    The site relaunched yesterday. I didn't like the association with NYTimes.com and was hoping Silver would move it back to independence. The deal with ESPN apparently does just that.

    Looks quite a bit different from it's roots of 2008 and will take some getting used to. It now covers a gamut of subjects instead of just sports and politics.

    Mods, feel free to move this to D&D as it's likely some will take it that direction.
     
    #1 A_3PO, Mar 18, 2014
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    Love the site.

    Nate Silver is awesome. Definitely some interesting things on there already.
     
    #2 ItsMyFault, Mar 18, 2014
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    Silver has a remarkable ability when it comes to calling elections. Thanks for the heads up, A_3PO!
     
    #3 Deckard, Mar 18, 2014
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    The great thing about Silver is that he'd likely tell you that he doesn't and it's all in the data. It's his ability to read data that makes FiveThirtyEight awesome.
     
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    Nate Silver the new Morey?
     
    #5 TheRealist137, Mar 18, 2014
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    I love this site. Been spending a lot of time reading articles. A lot of it is random but I just find it fascinating. Love the combination of story and statistics.
     
    #6 VBG, Mar 18, 2014
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    will be interesting to see how their NCAA bracket fairs against a chalk bracket and a vegas odds bracket
     
    #7 Commodore, Mar 18, 2014
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