The more data we have, the more likely we are to drown in it. — Nassim Nicholas Taleb · Skopia

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The more data we have, the more likely we are to drown in it.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

2001

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Taleb, Nassim Nicholas. Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets. Random House, 2001, pt. 2.

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