Turning data science into a high-stakes sport

Startup hopes cash prizes will motivate bright minds to mine mountains of data

By Marcus Wohlsen / The Bulletin
April 18, 2012

SAN FRANCISCO — Strange secrets hide in numbers. For instance, an orange used car is least likely to be a lemon.

This particular unexpected finding came to light courtesy of a data jockey who goes by the Internet alias SirGuessalot, who in fact wasn’t guessing at all. Instead, he and his....

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