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Ask HN: What use are data scientists when the ground truth is not known?
2 points by shurtler 2122 days ago
Businesses face a lot of uncertainty. They may employ data scientists to inform decisions. But who's to tell that the data analyses actually make sense? How would a business know? E.g., how do you prevent DS from running impressive-looking algorithms that are actually BS?