Alon Nir
Data science lead at Spotify, dismal scientist in education, and a self-proclaimed GIF connoisseur.
Session
09-24
09:30
60min
3 Lessons Data Scientists Can Learn from World War II
Alon Nir
We’ll revisit three stories from WWII where statisticians for the Allied forces got things perfectly right - and terribly wrong. We'll explore the flaws of averages, survivorship bias, and the German tanks problem. Drawing parallels to modern business situations, we'll discuss the takeaways for modern day data scientists.
Keynote
Assembly Room