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How Do Pundits Never Get It Wrong? Call a 40% Chance (2018) (wsj.com)
3 points by pessimizer 9 months ago | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


WSJ math failure:

> Citigroup’s Mr. Suva forgot to hedge. He put a 40% chance on Apple buying Netflix, but also a 25% chance Apple buys Walt Disney Co., a 10% chance each it buys one of three videogame makers, and a 5% chance it buys Tesla Inc. That sums to 100%, implying it is mathematically certain Apple buys one of them.




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