Big Data and the Price-Precision Curve

Evan Millerevanmiller.org

Written Saved 3 min read

Miller argues that each extra digit of precision costs about a hundred times more data and compute, so chasing precision past what a decision needs is a fool’s errand.

Another oneMeasurable does not mean important

Related

Keyboard shortcuts

Everywhere

⌘K
Search everything
h
Home (or back to the top on Home)
r
Random essay (from the topic, on a topic page)
?
Show this list
esc
Close a dialog

Essay lists

jk
Next / previous essay
↵
Open the selected essay

Library

/
Search essays
f
Favorites only
u
Unread only
123
Short / medium / long essays

Shuffle deck

←→
Previous / next card
↵
Open the card