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This week on Bet the Process, things get political with Dan Rosenheck, the Data Editor at the Economist. Topics discussed include potential betting opportunities for the election, the reliability of prediction models, and recent shifts in polling data. Jeff and Rufus also give college football picks.
This week on Bet the Process, Jeff and Rufus welcome Dan Rosenheck, the editor of the Economist's data team, to talk election forecasting and how Dan has built his model, including political polarization and past polling errors. They also compare pro golfers to wines.
The world has stumbled through the pandemic by nationalising risk. In heavily infected countries citizens have been ordered to stay home for weeks at a time. As covid-19 vaccination programmes spread, governments must gradually restore choice to the individual. How?We speak to Ozlem Tureci and Ugur Sahin—the couple who co-founded BioNTech which created the first covid-19 vaccine to get regulatory approval. Alok Jha, The Economist's science correspondent, hosts with our health policy editor, Natasha Loder. The Economist's deputy editor Edward Carr, Europe correspondent Vendeline Von Bredow and Dan Rosenheck from our data team join them.For full access to The Economist’s print, digital and audio editions subscribe at economist.com/thejabpod. Sign up for our new weekly science newsletter at economist.com/simplyscience and data newsletter at economist.com/offthecharts See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In this Slate Money mini-series, Felix Salmon will investigate SWAG -- Silver Wine Art Gold -- and other things people invest in. This week, Felix talks to Dan Rosenheck of The Economist about a literal liquid asset: wine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this Slate Money mini-series, Felix Salmon will investigate SWAG -- Silver Wine Art Gold -- and other things people invest in. This week, Felix talks to Dan Rosenheck of The Economist about a literal liquid asset: wine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Interview with The Economist Data Editor Dan Rosenheck.
The Ringer's Ben Lindbergh and Michael Baumann discuss whether MLB teams should limit the workloads of players on WBC teams (02:00), break down Michael's clubhouse interviewing technique (11:00), and comment on quotes from two players Michael talked to on his trip to Arizona (14:00), Rangers starter Cole Hamels (on aging and wearable sensors) and Indians outfielder Brandon Guyer (on getting hit by pitches). Then they bring on Economist editor Dan Rosenheck to talk about his study on the significance of spring training stats (27:50) and examine why earlier analysts came to incorrect conclusions about traditional baseball beliefs (35:00). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Ringer's Ben Lindbergh and Michael Baumann discuss whether MLB teams should limit the workloads of players on WBC teams (02:00), break down Michael's clubhouse interviewing technique (11:00), and comment on quotes from two players Michael talked to on his trip to Arizona (14:00), Rangers starter Cole Hamels (on aging and wearable sensors) and Indians outfielder Brandon Guyer (on getting hit by pitches). Then they bring on Economist editor Dan Rosenheck to talk about his study on the significance of spring training stats (27:50) and examine why earlier analysts came to incorrect conclusions about traditional baseball beliefs (35:00).
Edward McBride brings in Philip Coggan to get to the bottom of asset management fees. And, data journalists Dan Rosenheck and Wade Zhou excavate the numbers behind the numbers in the world of Broadway musicals. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Edward McBride brings in Philip Coggan to get to the bottom of asset management fees. And, data journalists Dan Rosenheck and Wade Zhou excavate the numbers behind the numbers in the world of Broadway musicals. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Dan Rosenheck - Professional Services Correspondent at The Economist Summary: Sports and Data editor at the Economist Dan Rosenheck joins Joe to talk NBA Finals, quantifying Lebron James, and the story Joe wrote for Dan on NBA home court advantage, questionable trends, and the perils of frequentism.
Dan Rosenheck - Professional Services Correspondent at The Economist Summary: An Opening Day's celebration of baseball and statistics Interview Timeline - Introduction to Dan Rosenheck - (01:50) Spring training stats, do they matter? - (10:55) Stat Cast, what is it? - (15:3 0) Catchers make pitchers better - (21:53) High stakes fantasy league - (30:00) Meaningless vs worthless statistics - (32:06) Looking for the baseline to measure if adding spring training had a effect - (38:50) Capping off the importance of spring training - (41:20) How Dan got into statistics - (50:15) Presenting results through twitter