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Gary Smith

Gary Smith is the author of more than 100 academic papers and 21 books, including Standard Deviations: The truth about flawed statistics, AI and big data and PROSE Award winner, The 9 Pitfalls of Data Science, co-authored with Jay Cordes.

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Luck Run Amok—Part 17

Major League Baseball Pay and Performance

Aug 18, 2026 · Gary Smith

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Luck Run Amok—Part 16

Failing the Eye Test

Aug 13, 2026 · Gary Smith

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Luck Run Amok—Part 15

The MLB Eye Test

Aug 11, 2026 · Gary Smith

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Luck Run Amok—Part 14

The Masters

Aug 6, 2026 · Gary Smith

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Luck Run Amok—Part 13

A Good Walk Spoiled

Aug 4, 2026 · Gary Smith

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Luck Run Amok—Part 12

Winner Take All

Jul 30, 2026 · Gary Smith

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Luck Run Amok—Part 11

Regression Toward the Mean

Jul 28, 2026 · Gary Smith

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Luck Run Amok—Part 10

Misjudging Talent

Jul 23, 2026 · Gary Smith

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Luck Run Amok—Part 9

Of the 1%, By the 1%, For the 1%

Jul 22, 2026 · Gary Smith

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Luck Run Amok—Part 8

Explaining a Paradox

Jul 16, 2026 · Gary Smith

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