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Re:Ask HN: Where is AI/ML actually adding value at your comp... by collyw on Monday December 12, 2016 @04:34PM (#13162134)
Predicting things seems to be the primary purpose of statistics in many cases.
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Re:Ask HN: Where is AI/ML actually adding value at your comp... by jorgemf on Monday December 12, 2016 @05:28PM (#13162590)
I don't think so. I think it is more similar to this description: https://www.isixsigma.com/tools-templates/sampling-data/stat...
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Re:Ask HN: Where is AI/ML actually adding value at your comp... by rsrsrs86 on Monday December 12, 2016 @11:06PM (#13164350)
I'd say describing uncertain process and measures is. If you have a good description you might be able to predict values as well.
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