Using formulas he says are derived from "only math and 15 years of data, no personal hunches," a college student named Ben Zauzmer is taking a Nate Silver-like approach to predicting the Oscar winners -- and he says last year, his model proved 100 percent effective at determining who'd take home trophies in all eight of the major categories. read more
Harvard Sophomore Uses Math To Predict Oscar Winners
Jeff Giles, Movies With Butter
Mon, 02/18/2013 - 3:09pm
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