Nate Silver

Statistician and journalist, developed PECOTA

Nate Silver - Statistician and journalist, developed PECOTA
Born

January 13th, 1978
47 years ago

Category

Thinkers & Philosophers

Country

United States

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Worked as a journalist and statistician, gaining recognition for contributions to data analysis in sports and politics. Founded FiveThirtyEight, a website focusing on statistical analysis in forecasting electoral outcomes and sports events. Developed PECOTA, a system for predicting baseball player performance. Silver's forecasts, prominently used during the 2008 and 2012 U.S. presidential elections, were noted for their accuracy.

Developed PECOTA for baseball forecasting

Founded FiveThirtyEight

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