Statistics, probability, and Nate Silver • Kevin FoxNovember 6, 2012 Statistics, probability, and Nate Silver In the last few days Nate Silver has become the third most talked-about man in politics, with pundits left and right saying he’s audaciously staked his professional reputation on an Obama win. This is sad and shows how little we understand about the nature of statistics and probability, even the more educated among us. Nate’s electoral prog
