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Numbers crunchers win with computer modeling
A review of computer models and data analytics shows how models predicted Hurricane Sandy, the 2012 election results, and broader forecasting gains. Nate Silver’s 50-state presidential forecast and meteorologists' Sandy predictions highlighted the power of simulations and past data to forecast outcomes with high confidence.
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Washington
Caribbean
New Jersey
Nate Silver
Florida
Barack Obama
Obama
Sandy
Princeton University
Sam Wang
Princeton Election Consortium
Wang
Mitt Romney
Senate
U.S
Tom Mitchell
Carnegie Mellon University
Silver
Oakland A’s
Goodyear
Pringles
Bill Tang
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Mitchell
Andrew Weaver
University of Victoria
British Columbia
Weaver
National Weather Service
Romney
James Franklin
National Hurricane Center
Miami