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The Origin Story Behind Shot Caller
I’m not a typical trader or investor. I didn’t get into this occupation through business school or an interest in finance. My background is in cognitive science, software engineering, poker, and art. Lately, I’ve grown more curious about the science of psychedelics, a curiosity that has led me off the beaten path and into a…
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Shot Callers – First Edition
Welcome to our exploration of financial influencers! Dear BETA Readers, We’re excited to welcome you to our data-driven journey, exploring the landscape of financial influencers on social media. This newsletter is dedicated to sifting through a sea of data to find those diamonds in the rough – financial influencers who may provide insightful perspectives on…
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Be wary of overfitting data
What is overfitting? Overfitting is a concept in machine learning and statistics that refers to a model that is excessively complex, such as having too many parameters relative to the number of observations. An overfitted model is one that is tailored too closely to the training data and captures the noise along with the underlying…