(noun)
parameters and/or random noise added to a predictive model to enable the model to appear to include a wider variety of outcomes than the fundamental mechanism of the model actually includes
(verb)
to add spurious adjustable parameters and/or random noise to a predictive model to enable the model to appear to include a wider variety of outcomes than the fundamental mechanism of the model actually includes
to artificially inflate your estimate of a very unlikely event occurring to ~30% with no justification within your model, simply so you can cover your ass should the unlikely event occur, all while retaining the option to claim that you predicted, with better than 2/3rd probability, that the unlikely event would not occur.
parameters and/or random noise added to a predictive model to enable the model to appear to include a wider variety of outcomes than the fundamental mechanism of the model actually includes
(verb)
to add spurious adjustable parameters and/or random noise to a predictive model to enable the model to appear to include a wider variety of outcomes than the fundamental mechanism of the model actually includes
to artificially inflate your estimate of a very unlikely event occurring to ~30% with no justification within your model, simply so you can cover your ass should the unlikely event occur, all while retaining the option to claim that you predicted, with better than 2/3rd probability, that the unlikely event would not occur.
“After realizing her model to predict economic growth didn’t include enough details, and was therefore predicting too narrow a range of possible outcomes, she nate-silver-thirty (ed) her model to get a more satisfactory appearing distribution of outcomes.”
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Brief Description/meaning - Is a combination of two words describing a trend that boomed among the senior citizens mainly during the 2020 Corona pandemic lock down.
The ‘HopShop-Silvers' describes seniors who learned to use the Internet for comparison food/groceries shopping during the corona pandemic. Now, they simply enjoy spending a whole lot of time hopping (online) from stores to stores doing comparison shopping like before; only now they do it sitting at home comfortably without a mask and like to talk about their experiences on the phone excitedly.
Other forms of usage - Idiom/phrase - ‘Hopping Shopping Silvers’
Parts of speech - Noun
Brief Description/meaning - Is a combination of two words describing a trend that boomed among the senior citizens mainly during the 2020 Corona pandemic lock down.
The ‘HopShop-Silvers' describes seniors who learned to use the Internet for comparison food/groceries shopping during the corona pandemic. Now, they simply enjoy spending a whole lot of time hopping (online) from stores to stores doing comparison shopping like before; only now they do it sitting at home comfortably without a mask and like to talk about their experiences on the phone excitedly.
Other forms of usage - Idiom/phrase - ‘Hopping Shopping Silvers’
Parts of speech - Noun
Usage in a sentence - I hadn't seen elderly Mr. and Mrs. S recently. They used to go to all different stores in the neighborhood every week, compare prices, check expiration dates, etc. before buying any food item. They still do that . Only, now they proudly call themselves, HopShop-Silvers.
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