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Posts published in December 2016

How the Polls Failed

Presidential Election of 2016: A Statistical Quagmire

Professor Jeffrey Simonoff and Professor Aaron Tenenbein, NYU Stern IOMS Department

The presidential election of 2016 was one for the history books. It has been labelled as the greatest upset in election history. The Showtime cable program “The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth” documents the election campaign of 2016 from its start at the Iowa Caucuses in January of 2016 to the last three days of the campaign plus Election Day. In the last episode, the three seasoned political commentators (Mark Halperin, John Heilemann, and Mark McKinnon) document the events on election night.…

Stern in a Time of Trump

A Visitor’s Perspective on November 8th

Sean Bellamy McNulty, Visiting Editor

Over the course of my exchange I have watched with fascination the American election process. It is one of the greatest shows on Earth, with high stakes, continuous drama and unpredictable outcomes. In the midst of the shocking election results, I have read with much interest my fellow Stern Oppy Editors’ thought-provoking analysis. This article is to contribute an outsider’s perspective to their analysis.

Those who have been following the Stern Oppy’s posts may have read in “The Bottom Line” that the charge of Stern students is to find ways to look beyond the promise of a fruitful future for yourselves, and to do your best to pursue one for everyone impacted by your decisions.…

The People Have Spoken

The People Have Spoken

Justus Hanna, EMBA

When asked where I am from, I always struggle for an answer that seems honest. This is an easy question and an easy answer for Mr. John Smith from Sioux City, Iowa, but not so easy for a man who has been constantly on the move ever since he could remember. Usually someone can derive a set of assumptions about a person based upon where that person ‘calls home’, but I do not fit into any mold that links certain preferences to a specific place; instead my preferences are based upon the many unique experiences I have had throughout my travels.…

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