Join us as Dr. Allen Downey, renowned author and professor, shares insights from his upcoming book 'Probably Overthinking It,' breaking down underused techniques like Survival Analysis, explaining common paradoxes, and discussing the dynamic Overton Window.

This episode is brought to you by the Zerve data science dev environment (https://zerve.ai), by Modelbit (https://modelbit.com), for deploying models in seconds, and by Grafbase (https://grafbase.com), the unified data layer. Interested in sponsoring a SuperDataScience Podcast episode? Visit JonKrohn.com/podcast for sponsorship information.

In this episode you will learn:
• Why interpreting data is not always easy [06:21]
• What is Survival Analysis [15:32]
• Preston's Paradox [22:09]
• Are you Normal? [36:52]
• How to better prepare for rare “Black Swan” events [42:48]
• What is an Overton Window? [53:06]
• What is the base rate fallacy? [1:23:31]
• How to protect yourself from biased samples [1:33:39]
• Simpson’s Paradox [1:42:43]

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715: Make Better Decisions with Data, with Dr. Allen Downey

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As the quantity of data on our planet doubles every couple of years and with this trend set to continue for decades to come, there's an unprecedented opportunity for you to make a meaningful impact in your lifetime. In conversation with the biggest names in the data science industry, Jon cuts through hype to fuel that professional impact.

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715: Make Better Decisions with Data, with Dr. Allen Downey

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