Tuesday, January 26, 2016

algorithm predict human behavior or yellow journalism

from
https://robindoherty.com/2016/01/06/nothing-to-hide.html

from
http://qz.com/527008/an-algorithm-can-predict-human-behavior-better-than-humans/

Deep Feature Synthesis:Towards Automating Data Science Endeavors
http://groups.csail.mit.edu/EVO-DesignOpt/groupWebSite/uploads/Site/DSAA_DSM_2015.pdf
  • must have significant data
    • data across multiple websites
      • cross-company database
        • "3 datasets from different domains"--conclusion 
  •  of course we have a pattern of what we buy
    • we buy at certain frequencies
    • we buy for certain prices, depending on our preferences/available income/etc 
    • preferences are roughly either  luxurious or economical
      • "These questions can be turned into features by following relationships, aggregating values, and calculating new features."--calculating = estimating (in the end that's all)

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