Topic: Data Analytics
Experts Struggle to Accurately Forecast Societal Change
On COVID-19’s impacts, social scientists’ predictions weren’t much better than those of laypeople
AI from AI: a Future of Generic and Biased Online Content?
Sharing the technology’s weak work product negatively influences the quality of its output going forward
Cashless Payments: Faster Transactions, Easier Borrowing and Increased Household Income
System provides digital record of payments for India’s vast self-employed ranks, satisfying lenders, and raising the likelihood of starting a business
Anticipating Overcrowding Risk in the ICU
A model vastly outperforms predictions based on prior hospital data
Climate Disclosures by the S&P 500: Separating Corporate Action From the Political Environment
In a challenging time, collecting and analyzing actual performance data become even more crucial
Barred From Stalking Us Across the Internet, Returns for Some Advertisers Plummet
Small businesses hit particularly hard when Apple made it easy to opt out of app tracking
A More Effective Way to Spot Potential Wildfire Origins in the Electric Grid
Sampling method capitalizes on similarities between grid sections to stretch inspection dollars
Discontinued Car Models, Often Sold to Lower-Income People, Carry a Magnified Risk of Collateral Shortfall
After the repo: Borrowers’ post-default payments account for 27% of lender recoveries