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#6 David Hand - Dark Data and Why What You Don't Know Matters
Manage episode 269734418 series 2777592
Professor David Hand, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics and Senior Research Investigator at Imperial College London, has published over 300 scientific papers and 30 books, won many prestigious awards and was a president of the Royal Statistical Society twice. During this interview, Professor Hand explains what is dark data and why this simple, but highly influential concept, is widely overlooked. He also talks about the edge of the most successful quant hedge funds and why statistics is fundamentally different to mathematics. See our show notes for more information.
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Chapters
1. #6 David Hand - Dark Data and Why What You Don't Know Matters (00:00:00)
2. Background in Maths and Statistics (00:01:26)
3. Passion for learning (00:07:33)
4. Motivation as a scholar (00:11:43)
5. Leading research at a $30 billion quant fund (00:17:14)
6. The edge of quant hedge funds (00:22:58)
7. Dark data and why it matters (00:26:55)
8. Big data big problems (00:32:39)
9. How to use dark data to your advantage (00:35:25)
10. Advice to younger self (00:43:39)
19 episodes
Manage episode 269734418 series 2777592
Professor David Hand, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics and Senior Research Investigator at Imperial College London, has published over 300 scientific papers and 30 books, won many prestigious awards and was a president of the Royal Statistical Society twice. During this interview, Professor Hand explains what is dark data and why this simple, but highly influential concept, is widely overlooked. He also talks about the edge of the most successful quant hedge funds and why statistics is fundamentally different to mathematics. See our show notes for more information.
We value your feedback and we would appreciate any suggestions for improvement. Please take our survey.
Chapters
1. #6 David Hand - Dark Data and Why What You Don't Know Matters (00:00:00)
2. Background in Maths and Statistics (00:01:26)
3. Passion for learning (00:07:33)
4. Motivation as a scholar (00:11:43)
5. Leading research at a $30 billion quant fund (00:17:14)
6. The edge of quant hedge funds (00:22:58)
7. Dark data and why it matters (00:26:55)
8. Big data big problems (00:32:39)
9. How to use dark data to your advantage (00:35:25)
10. Advice to younger self (00:43:39)
19 episodes
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