Analytics exist to challenge intuition, not confirm it.

Today's inspiration: " Analytics exist to challenge intuition, not confirm it. "


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Bloomberg Politics‏Verified account @bpolitics Mar 9

“This is the president’s vision,” said Peter Navarro, Trump’s ascendant trade adviser. “My function, really, as an economist is to try to provide the underlying analytics that confirm his intuition. And his intuition is always right in these matters” https://bloom.bg/2Fv7yEm

Adam Grant‏Verified account @AdamMGrant 18h18 hours ago

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Adam Grant Retweeted Bloomberg Politics

1. If you think anyone's intuition is always right, you’re not thinking. 2. Analytics exist to challenge intuition, not confirm it. 3. Falling victim to blatant confirmation bias is bad. Saying it’s your job as an economist is even worse.