If you demonstrate statistical incompetence, why should we trust you?
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If you demonstrate statistical incompetence, why should we trust you?

People making a point tend to cite statistics. And with simple tools like SurveyMonkey, anyone can create a poll. But if you don’t know how statistics really work, you can seem like a fool. I don’t trust people who use statistical tools in a misleading way. Do you? What’s wrong with this poll on LinkedIn?…

The novelty trap; Amazon counterfeits; OpenAI calls foul: Newsletter 28 February 2024
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The novelty trap; Amazon counterfeits; OpenAI calls foul: Newsletter 28 February 2024

Newsletter 33: How to be suspicious of shiny objects, self-publishing bestseller pirated, China skews the Hugos, plus three people to follow and three brand-new books to read. The curse of the new We live in a world where newness generates attention. I learned this emphatically and repeatedly in two decades as a technology analyst. Every…

Presentists rule the future; Amazon omniview; fair use or ripoff? — Newsletter 20 Dec 2023
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Presentists rule the future; Amazon omniview; fair use or ripoff? — Newsletter 20 Dec 2023

Newsletter week 23: How to see around corners, Publisher’s Weekly editor looks back, how to see all your Amazon purchases at once, plus three people to follow, three books to read, and a chance to see your favorite ghosts in New York City in January. Be a presentist, not a futurist When I was an…

Open answers and “stump the analyst”

Open answers and “stump the analyst”

As an expert, you should almost always have an answer to clients’ questions. And you should also be ready to acknowledge when you might be wrong. You must develop the skill of “open answers.” Playing “stump the analyst” When I was a technology analyst at Forrester, clients expected me to be answer any question within…