Finding patterns is easy in any kind of data-rich environment; that's what mediocre gamblers do. The key is in determining whether the… — Nate Silver Copy Share Image
I think there's space in the market for a half-dozen kind of polling analysts. — Nate Silver Copy Share Image
I prefer more to kind of show people different things than tell them 'oh, here's what you should believe' and, over time,… — Nate Silver Copy Share Image
When you get into statistical analysis, you don't really expect to achieve fame. Or to become an Internet meme. Or be parodied… — Nate Silver Copy Share Image
The thing that people associate with expertise, authoritativeness, kind of with a capital 'A,' don't correlate very well with who's actually good… — Nate Silver Copy Share Image
By playing games you can artificially speed up your learning curve to develop the right kind of thought processes. — Nate Silver Copy Share Image
It's a little strange to become a kind of symbol of a whole type of analysis. — Nate Silver Copy Share Image
We look at all the polls, not just the Gallup Poll. So, it's kind of like if you have, you know, four… — Nate Silver Copy Share Image
Finding patterns is easy in any kind of data-rich environment; that's what mediocre gamblers do. The key is in determining whether the patterns represent… — Nate Silver Copy Share Image
Not only does political coverage often lose the signal—it frequently accentuates the noise. — Nate Silver Copy Share Image
“These partisan beliefs can upset the equation in which more information will bring us closer to the truth. A recent study in Nature found… — Nate Silver Copy Share Image
The public is even more pessimistic about the economy than even the most bearish economists are. — Nate Silver Copy Share Image
“But forecasters often resist considering these out-of-sample problems. When we expand our sample to include events further apart from us in time and space,… — Nate Silver Copy Share Image
In politics people build whole reputations off of getting one thing right. — Nate Silver Copy Share Image
Well, you know, you're not going to have 86 percent of Congress voted out of office. — Nate Silver Copy Share Image
The quest for certainty in forecasting outcomes can be the enemy of progress. — Nate Silver Copy Share Image
To be a very, very minor, eighth-tier celebrity, you realize, 'Hey, celebrities are just like us.' — Nate Silver Copy Share Image
