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traditional statistical theories in certain applications, but they (even together) do 
not come close to demonstrating that EVT is, in general, better at making 
predictions ... than is justifiable based on the information provided in the stimulus. [DOC] [TLE] Nate Silver - Wikipedia [PAR] Nathaniel Read "Nate" Silver (born January 13, 1978) is an American statistician 
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[Silver's... [DOC] [TLE] All models are wrong - Wikipedia [PAR] "All models are wrong" is a common aphorism in statistics. It is generally 
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pressure P, volume V and ... Or predict, choose an action, make a decision, 
summarize evidence, and so on, .... Anderson, C. (23 June 2008), "The end of 
theory", Wired. [DOC] [TLE] To Explain or to Predict? - arXiv.org [PAR] Jan 5, 2011 ... testing theories by way of causal explanation, prediction, and descrip- tion. ... 
applied statisticians instinctively sense that predict- ing and ... by variables X are 
assumed to cause an underlying effect ... association-based models applied to 
observational ..... applied science, Laws connecting sets of variables. [DOC] [TLE] Demystifying the Election Prediction 2016 Contest - This is Statistics [PAR] Sep 30, 2016 ... ASA is sponsoring the Prediction 2016 contest, giving students a ... Nate Silver, a 
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election prediction, you can download the complete contest rules... [DOC] [TLE] Statistician Career Information - IResearchNet [PAR] Modern statistics is based on the theory of probability, and the work of ... apply 
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association-based statistical models, applied to ob- ... ful function of a statistician 
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traditional laws of mechanics can be formulated as functions of two or ... call them
, do not enable us to make specific predictions on what will happen tomorrow. .... 
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predicting the number of flu cases based on Google Search Terms

Question: Statisticians make predictions based on the theory & laws of this
Answer: Probability