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How to use data to make a hit TV show

Sebastian Wernicke · TED

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Does collecting more data lead to better decision-making? Competitive, data-savvy companies like Amazon, Google and Netflix have learned that data analysis alone doesn't always produce optimum results. In this talk, data scientist Sebastian Wernicke breaks down what goes wrong when we make decisions based purely on data -- and suggests a brainier way to use it.

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDxCambridge
Speaker
Sebastian Wernicke
Year
2015
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Psychology and the brain
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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