Measuring the predictability of life outcomes with a scientific mass collaboration

<jats:p>How predictable are life trajectories? We investigated this question with a scientific mass collaboration using the common task method; 160 teams built predictive models for six life outcomes using data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, a high-quality birth c...

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Main Authors: Salganik, MJ, Lundberg, I, Kindel, KT, Ahearn, CE, Al-Ghoneim, K, Almaatouq, A, Altschul, DM, Brand, JE, Carnegie, NB, Compton, RJ, Datta, D, Davidson, T, Filippova, A, Gilroy, C, Goode, BJ, Jahani, E, Kashyap, R, Kirchner, A, McKay, S, Morgan, AC, Pentland, A, Polimis, K, Raes, L, Rigobon, DE, Roberts, CV, Stanescu, DM, Suhara, Y, Usmani, A, Wang, EH, Adem, M, Alhajri, A, AlShebli, B, Amin, B, Amos, RB, Argyle, LP, Baer-Bositis, L, Büchi, M, Chung, B-R, Eggert, W, Faletto, G, Fan, Z, Freese, J, Gadgil, T, Gagné, J, Gao, Y, Halpern-Manners, A, Hashim, SP, Hausen, S, He, G, Higuera, K
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: National Academy of Sciences 2020