In college, I really enjoyed statistics courses. Why? Of particular interest to me was regression analysis, since I found the the ability to draw connections between two often seemingly unrelated variables to be fascinating.
It’s not surprising, then, that a start-up focused on powering decision-making by taking advantage of the insights of correlation is one I’ve been visiting regularly over the past few months. This start-up, Hunch.com, essentially seeks to help you make decisions based on taking “quizzes” for specific questions that you are interested in, such as “Which NY Times Bestseller Should I Read?”
In the case of the NY Times Bestseller quiz, Hunch will see how strongly your specific answers or combination of answers correlates with the preferences of those who gave the same answers to the quiz questions as you did. Some of the questions may seem completely unrelated to book-reading, such as “Do you have any close friends who are gay or lesbian?” but if you think about it, the answers to questions like this may strongly related to certain backgrounds or education levels, which are in turn correlated with the choices of certain books.
If the quiz is brand new, or if Hunch does not know much about you (because you haven’t “taught” Hunch by answering questions about yourself), then answers might not be accurate, but the greater the number of questions you and other Hunch users answer, the “smarter” Hunch gets.
Try it out below! I think you’ll find it to be an interesting 5-minute diversion in your work or school day!
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