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Themes and Conferences per Pacoid, Episode 10

Domino Data Lab

I recall a “Data Drinkup Group” gathering at a pub in Palo Alto, circa 2012, where I overheard Pete Skomoroch talking with other data scientists about Kahneman’s work. Then calculate the variance divided by the mean to construct a metric for noise in decision-making. Measure how these decisions vary across your population.