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		collyw on Dec 12, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Where is AI/ML actually adding value at yo... Predicting things seems to be the primary purpose of statistics in many cases.

jorgemf on Dec 12, 2016 | [–]

I don't think so. I think it is more similar to this description: https://www.isixsigma.com/tools-templates/sampling-data/stat...

rsrsrs86 on Dec 13, 2016 | [–]

I'd say describing uncertain process and measures is. If you have a good description you might be able to predict values as well.

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