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[Special Issue Perspective] Beyond prediction: Using big data for policy problems

ScienceNOW - Fetched: February 2nd, 2017, 3:00pm UTC

Machine-learning prediction methods have been extremely productive in applications ranging from medicine to allocating fire and health inspectors in cities. However, there are a number of gaps between making a prediction and making a decision, and underlying assumptions need to be understood in order to optimize data-driven decision-making. Author: Susan Athey

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