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THE SILVER BULLET
‘THE PITCHFORKS ARE COMING’
Forecasters War
America’s most famous forecaster has been laying into the little-known Princeton prof. What in the world is he so afraid of?
Where’s the Beef?
The new generation of reporters led by the likes of Ezra Klein and Nate Silver lives and dies by the numbers, but real news still needs storytelling journalists.
Futurecast
The tempest over his projection that Republicans will take the Senate forgets probability isn’t prediction and that the White House party usually loses in its sixth year.
Betrayal
Data guru Nate Silver’s prediction that Republicans will take the Senate brought on the same sort of attacks the GOP made when he called 2012 for Obama.
Surprise Move
The statistics star gave no clear answers Monday for leaving the Times for ESPN. By David Freedlander.
What Were the Odds?
Statistics whiz Nate Silver brought huge traffic to the Gray Lady, and now ESPN stands to win big. Brandy Zadrozny on what’s next for the oddsmaker.
Numbers, Numbers, and Numbers