and The Oscar® Goes to…

We have our Winners! It has been a fantastic few months since we launched the Farsite Forecast with our inaugural Oscar Forecast.  Below is a summary of the pundits and data science predictions.  Farsite Forecast was five for six, including correctly projecting Christoph Waltz for Best Supporting Actor.  Our one miss was the Best Director award, where we had Spielberg instead of winner Ang Lee.  We will evaluate the model and provide some additional color commentary on that projection later in the day. Thanks for following us over the last few months. But, don’t stop! We’ll continue to post on a variety of fun topics, including the movies, music, and perhaps even some issues related to pop culture and politics… … Read the rest