Nate Silver

Midterm elections can be dreadfully boring, unfortunately. ↗

— Nate Silver

#dreadfully #elections #unfortunately

On average, people should be more skeptical when they see numbers. They should be more willing to play around with the data themselves. ↗

— Nate Silver

#average #data #more #numbers #people

People attach too much importance to intangibles like heart, desire and clutch hitting. ↗

— Nate Silver

#clutch #desire #heart #hitting #importance

People don't have a good intuitive sense of how to weigh new information in light of what they already know. They tend to overrate it. ↗

— Nate Silver

#good #how #information #intuitive #know

People gravitate toward information that implies a happier outlook for them. ↗

— Nate Silver

#happier #implies #information #outlook #people

People still don't appreciate how ephemeral success is. ↗

— Nate Silver

#ephemeral #how #people #still #success

Race is still the No. 1 determinant in every election. ↗

— Nate Silver

#every #race #still

Remember, the Congress doesn't get as many opportunities to make an impression with the public. ↗

— Nate Silver

#get #impression #make #many #opportunities

Success makes you less intimidated by things. ↗

— Nate Silver

#less #makes #success #things #you

The key to making a good forecast is not in limiting yourself to quantitative information. ↗

— Nate Silver

#good #information #key #limiting #making