Politics Podcast: Our Forecast Is 7,000 Lines Of Code

FiveThirtyEight












 












More: Apple Podcasts |
ESPN App |
RSS
| Embed


Embed Code

In the latest installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast’s “Model Talk,” Nate Silver discusses how unexpected events, like a troubled Supreme Court nomination, are processed by the forecast model. He also answers listener questions about how long the model’s code is and where it’s stored.

You can listen to the episode by clicking the “play” button above or by downloading it in iTunes , the ESPN App or your favorite podcast platform. If you are new to podcasts, learn how to listen .

The FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast publishes Monday evenings, with occasional special episodes throughout the week. Help new listeners discover the show by leaving us a rating and review on iTunes . Have a comment, question or suggestion for “good polling vs. bad polling”? Get in touch by email, on Twitter or in the comments.