Collaborate Disseminate
schwit1 writes: Nearly everything we buy, how we buy, and where we’re buying from is secretly fed into AI-powered verification services that help companies guard against credit-card and other forms of fraud, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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schwit1 writes: Nearly everything we buy, how we buy, and where we’re buying from is secretly fed into AI-powered verification services that help companies guard against credit-card and other forms of fraud, according to the Wall Street Journal.
More … Continue reading We’re All Being Judged By a Secret ‘Trustworthiness’ Score
An anonymous reader quotes NPR:
In recent months, a slew of studies has debunked predictions that we’re witnessing the dawn of a new “gig economy.” The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) found that there was actually a decline in the categories of … Continue reading Why Hasn’t The Gig Economy Killed Traditional Work?
Long-time Slashdot reader kbahey writes: The increased reliance on machine-learning techniques used by thousands of scientists to analyze data, is producing results that are misleading and often completely wrong, according to the BBC.
Dr. Genevera Al… Continue reading Misleading Results From Widely-Used Machine-Learning Data Analysis Techniques
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: U.S. cable Internet customers are using an average of 268.7GB per month, and 4.1 percent of households use at least 1TB, according to new research by the vendor OpenVault. Households that use at le… Continue reading Terabyte-Using Cable Customers Double, Increasing Risk of Data Cap Fees
As the saying goes, “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” We know that’s true because statisticians themselves just said so. From a report: A stunning report published in the Annals of Internal Medicine concludes that rese… Continue reading 1 In 4 Statisticians Say They Were Asked To Commit Scientific Fraud
A new study in Frontiers in Psychology examined why people struggle so much to solve statistical problems, particularly why we show a marked preference for complicated solutions over simpler, more intuitive ones. Chalk it up to our resistance to change… Continue reading Struggle With Statistics? Your ‘Fixed Mindset’ Might Be To Blame
theodp writes: In an obituary of sorts for the standard probability tables that were once ubiquitous in introductory statistics textbooks, Rick Wicklin writes: “In my first probability and statistics course, I constantly referenced the 23 statistical t… Continue reading ‘Calculators Killed the Standard Statistical Table’
According to a new study by Hub Entertainment Research, viewers are increasingly defaulting to on-demand sources like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Hulu instead of live TV. The study found that only 39% of viewers tune into live programming from a t… Continue reading Only 39 Percent of Viewers Choose Live TV As Their Default Option, Says Study
An anonymous reader writes: “Several gaming companies have announced plans to remove support for an analytics app they have bundled with their games,” reports Bleeping Computer. “The decision to remove the app came after several Reddit and Steam users … Continue reading Gaming Companies Remove Analytics App After Massive User Outcry