When the numbers are nonsensical

Data on its own can’t always help you make a useful prediction or a sensible decision

THEOBALD
IVORY TOWER

There is a romanticised stereotype of “quants” in the financial services industry. These savantlike individuals are thought to be supreme numbercrunchers, kept on retainer by banks and hedge funds looking to exploit anomalies in the market, and...

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