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The trinity of errors in financial models: An introductory analysis using TensorFlow Probability

O'Reilly on Data

They trade the markets using quantitative models based on non-financial theories such as information theory, data science, and machine learning. Whether financial models are based on academic theories or empirical data mining strategies, they are all subject to the trinity of modeling errors explained below.

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Information Transmission in a Social Network: Dissecting the Spread of a Quora Post

Edwin Chen

Much of Quora’s appeal, after all, lies in its social graph – and when you’ve got a network of users, all broadcasting their activities to their neighbors, information can cascade in multiple ways. How does information spread through a network? How do these social designs affect which users see what?