FeaturesFrom: Gregory Piatetsky-Shapiro Date: Aug 26, 2002 Subject: Poll Results: Can data mining predict the movement of S&P 500? KDNuggets readers are split on this topics. About half of the 200+ voters think that S&P 500, one of the major market indices, cannot be predicted. On the other hand, about one third thinks that it can be predicted occasionally, under some conditions. This poll generated a number of interesting comments, from people who point that "Historical performance is no guarantee of future returns"-- a standard disclaimer in investment literature, to people who say that have developed models that successfully predict S&P 500. See full results and comments at |
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