Wharton Professor Weighs In On The Elections

Posted by timothy on Saturday September 25, 2004 @07:58AM from the which-skulls-and-which-bones dept.

Caesar S. writes "Recent research directed by Wharton School Professor J. Scott Armstrong takes political forecasting to the next level by using innovative techniques to combine forecasts from polls, enonometric models, betting markets and predictions by experts (Delphi surveys). Check out Polly's page to hear Polly the parrot objectively predict this year's presidential election. There's lots more interesting stuff on this site about how electronic markets and Delphi surveys can be used for forecasting. Definitely worth a read."

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Nothing new by vijaya_chandra · 2004-09-25 08:02 · Score: 2, Funny

Here in India, we have been having parrots that tell your fortune from hundreds of years

and ppl say it's actually them that decide who the prime ministers'd be over here
Warning! by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-25 08:26 · Score: 2, Funny

Polly Parrot's opinion can easily be manipulated using a cuttlefish.
Re:Avoiding the big issues, analyzing the details. by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-25 10:56 · Score: 1, Funny

CBS news? Dude, use a reputable source like aljazeera next time.