Statistics
Confidence | 50% | 60% | 70% | 80% | 90% | 100% | Total |
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Accuracy | 50% | 59% | 67% | 77% | 88% | 92% | |
Sample Size | 11812 | 16505 | 16980 | 17616 | 31357 | 8046 | 102316 |
Judged Predictions
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The total number of desktop pageviews for the Countries tag will be lower for December 2016 than for December 2015. http://wikipediaviews.org/displayviewsformultiplemonths.php?tag=Countries&months0=201612&months1=201512&language=en&drilldown=desktop ( 55% confidence; 1 comment )
Created by Vipul Naik on 2016-12-16; known on 2017-01-02; judged wrong by Vipul Naik on 2017-01-01.
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Created by Vipul Naik on 2016-12-16; known on 2017-01-02; judged right by Vipul Naik on 2017-01-01.
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After a period of cognitive dissonance, a sizable part of the press will start referring to the US as a “center-left” country during the Obama term. ( 41% confidence; 4 wagers; 6 comments )
Created by RandomThinker on 2012-11-07; known on 2016-12-31; judged wrong by kuudes on 2017-01-01.
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At least one of the Apollo astronauts will die by the end of 2016 ( 49% confidence; 2 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by InquilineKea on 2015-07-10; known on 2016-12-31; judged right by kuudes on 2017-01-01.
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Research In Motion will either declare bankruptcy protection or will be acquired. ( 60% confidence; 1 comment )
Created by quanticle on 2015-12-24; known on 2016-12-31; judged wrong by kuudes on 2017-01-01.
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Jacob Appelbaum will kill himself before 2017 ( 25% confidence; 3 wagers )
Created by PseudonymousUser on 2016-06-04; known on 2017-01-01; judged wrong by kuudes on 2017-01-01.
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Tsipras will lose power before the end of 2016 ( 5% confidence; 2 wagers )
Created by leo_gri on 2016-03-06; known on 2017-01-01; judged wrong by kuudes on 2017-01-01.
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Nicolas Maduro will lose power before the end of 2016 ( 9% confidence )
Created by leo_gri on 2016-03-05; known on 2017-01-01; judged wrong by kuudes on 2017-01-01.
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Bachar el Assad will lose power before the end of 2016 ( 16% confidence; 5 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by leo_gri on 2016-03-06; known on 2017-01-01; judged wrong by PseudonymousUser on 2017-01-01.
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Apple will be a trillion dollar company before end of 2016 ( 28% confidence; 5 wagers; 4 comments )
Created by RandomThinker on 2012-04-26; known on 2016-12-31; judged wrong by PseudonymousUser on 2017-01-01.
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I will switch away from Sublime Text as my primary editor before 2017 ( 15% confidence; 7 wagers )
Created by PseudonymousUser on 2016-01-08; known on 2017-01-01; judged wrong by PseudonymousUser on 2017-01-01.
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Before 2017, I will switch from Ubuntu back to Windows for most of my desktop computing ( 17% confidence; 8 wagers )
Created by PseudonymousUser on 2016-01-04; known on 2017-01-01; judged wrong by PseudonymousUser on 2017-01-01.
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zfsonlinux/zfs@master will support online defragmentation of ZFS pools before 2017 ( 1% confidence; 2 comments )
Created by PseudonymousUser on 2016-10-06; known on 2017-01-01; judged wrong by PseudonymousUser on 2017-01-01.
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My configuration management system will be deployed on at least one server before 2017 ( 91% confidence )
Created by PseudonymousUser on 2016-12-05; known on 2017-01-01; judged right by PseudonymousUser on 2017-01-01.
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Hangarback Walker will be worth at least $20 by end of 2016. ( 77% confidence; 2 wagers )
Created by bshih on 2015-09-14; known on 2016-12-31; judged wrong by bshih on 2017-01-01.
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Jace, Vryn's Prodigy will be worth at least $50 by the end of 2016. ( 62% confidence; 2 wagers )
Created by bshih on 2015-09-14; known on 2016-12-31; judged wrong by bshih on 2017-01-01.
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SpaceX launches (defined as lifting off the ground at a scheduled launch time, otherwise no success requirement) again before the end of 2016. ( 42% confidence; 2 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by jbeshir on 2016-11-08; known on 2017-01-01; judged wrong by PseudonymousUser on 2016-12-31.
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Apple market capitalization >=$1 trillion by 2017 ( 19% confidence; 4 wagers; 3 comments )
Created by gwern on 2011-09-25; known on 2017-01-01; judged wrong by PseudonymousUser on 2016-12-31.
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GTA V to be on sale for under $30 on any day during 2016 ( 51% confidence; 1 comment )
Created by InquilineKea on 2016-05-21; known on 2017-01-01; judged right by PseudonymousUser on 2016-12-31.
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I will not watch any new episodes of Dark Matter before 2017 ( 80% confidence; 3 wagers; 2 comments )
Created by PseudonymousUser on 2016-08-31; known on 2017-01-01; judged right by PseudonymousUser on 2016-12-31.
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I will buy an HTC Vive (the version released in May 2016) before 2017 ( 2% confidence )
Created by PseudonymousUser on 2016-06-01; known on 2017-01-01; judged wrong by PseudonymousUser on 2016-12-31.
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OVH will set up a west coast (North America) datacenter before 2017 and rent servers/VPSes in it to the general public ( 41% confidence; 2 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by PseudonymousUser on 2016-01-30; known on 2017-01-01; judged wrong by PseudonymousUser on 2016-12-31.
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@realDonaldTrump will be suspended from Twitter for a week or longer before 2017 ( 3% confidence; 12 wagers; 3 comments )
Created by PseudonymousUser on 2016-02-22; known on 2017-01-01; judged wrong by PseudonymousUser on 2016-12-31.
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I will write 3,000+ lines of Rust in 2016 ( 47% confidence; 6 wagers; 15 comments )
Created by PseudonymousUser on 2016-01-04; known on 2017-01-01; judged wrong by PseudonymousUser on 2016-12-31.
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I will buy a VR HMD before 2017 ( 80% confidence; 1 comment )
Created by PseudonymousUser on 2016-01-04; known on 2017-01-01; judged wrong by PseudonymousUser on 2016-12-31.
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I will meet IRL anyone found via Tinder, before 2017 ( 23% confidence; 4 wagers )
Created by PseudonymousUser on 2016-10-30; known on 2017-01-01; judged wrong by PseudonymousUser on 2016-12-31.
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2016 predictions: I will end up being underconfident on my 2016 predictions. ( 47% confidence; 3 wagers; 8 comments )
Created by EloiseRosen on 2016-01-01; known on 2016-12-31; judged right by EloiseRosen on 2016-12-31.
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2016 predictions: I will complete 3 or more Kaggle competitions. ( 75% confidence; 4 wagers )
Created by EloiseRosen on 2016-01-01; known on 2016-12-31; judged right by EloiseRosen on 2016-12-31.
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2016 predictions: I will have >365 new (resolved) predictions on PredictionBook. ( 72% confidence; 2 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by EloiseRosen on 2016-01-01; known on 2016-12-31; judged wrong by EloiseRosen on 2016-12-31.
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2016 predictions: I will run a marathon. ( 14% confidence; 3 wagers )
Created by EloiseRosen on 2016-01-01; known on 2016-12-31; judged wrong by EloiseRosen on 2016-12-31.
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2016 predictions: We’ll buy a new car. ( 20% confidence; 3 wagers )
Created by EloiseRosen on 2016-01-01; known on 2016-12-31; judged wrong by EloiseRosen on 2016-12-31.
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2016 predictions: Sam will attend grad school. ( 35% confidence )
Created by EloiseRosen on 2016-01-01; known on 2016-12-31; judged wrong by EloiseRosen on 2016-12-31.
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2016 predictions: I will not identify as religious by the end of 2016. ( 98% confidence; 4 wagers )
Created by EloiseRosen on 2016-01-01; known on 2016-12-31; judged right by EloiseRosen on 2016-12-31.
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2016 predictions: I will post 5 or more blog posts. ( 56% confidence; 2 wagers )
Created by EloiseRosen on 2016-01-01; known on 2016-12-31; judged right by EloiseRosen on 2016-12-31.
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2016 predictions: Sam will be a vegetarian, pescetarian, or vegan at the end of the year. ( 3% confidence; 3 wagers )
Created by EloiseRosen on 2016-01-01; known on 2016-12-31; judged wrong by EloiseRosen on 2016-12-31.
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2016 predictions: I will be a vegan at the end of the year. ( 4% confidence; 3 wagers )
Created by EloiseRosen on 2016-01-01; known on 2016-12-31; judged wrong by EloiseRosen on 2016-12-31.
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2016 predictions: I will still be a vegetarian or pescetarian at the end of the year. ( 91% confidence; 4 wagers )
Created by EloiseRosen on 2016-01-01; known on 2016-12-31; judged right by EloiseRosen on 2016-12-31.
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2016 predictions: I will end the year still living in the Boston area. ( 88% confidence; 4 wagers )
Created by EloiseRosen on 2016-01-01; known on 2016-12-31; judged right by EloiseRosen on 2016-12-31.
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2016 predictions: I will have a baby. ( 1% confidence; 3 wagers )
Created by EloiseRosen on 2016-01-01; known on 2016-12-31; judged wrong by EloiseRosen on 2016-12-31.
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http://effective-altruism.com/ea/c8/should_you_donate_to_the_wikimedia_foundation/ will be the most viewed blog post on the Effective Altruism Forum for December 2016 according to Google Analytics. ( 69% confidence; 6 wagers; 5 comments )
Created by Vipul Naik on 2016-12-14; known on 2017-01-02; judged right by Vipul Naik on 2016-12-31.
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Bashar Al-Assad government will control at least 50% of Syrian territory by next year. ( 58% confidence; 5 wagers; 5 comments )
Created by Raahul_Kumar on 2015-10-12; known on 2016-12-31; judged wrong by two2thehead on 2016-12-31.
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2016 predictions: No US politicians will be assassinated. ( 92% confidence; 16 wagers; 2 comments )
Created by EloiseRosen on 2016-01-01; known on 2016-12-31; judged right by PlacidPlatypus on 2016-12-31.
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2016 predictions: World War III will happen. ( 0% confidence; 9 wagers; 2 comments )
Created by EloiseRosen on 2016-01-01; known on 2016-12-31; judged wrong by PlacidPlatypus on 2016-12-31.
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tuition higher on jan 1 2016 than jan 1 2015 in canada ( 99% confidence; 2 comments )
Created by themusicgod1 on 2015-12-11; known on 2016-12-31; judged right by themusicgod1 on 2016-12-31.
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There won't be a significant automobile virus sighting through end of 2016 ( 60% confidence; 4 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by RandomThinker on 2012-08-21; known on 2016-12-31; judged right by themusicgod1 on 2016-12-31.
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“Within a decade Wal-Mart (WMT) shares cease to be listed on the NYSE as a result bankruptcy, being taken over/private, or being delisted by the exchange.” ( 4% confidence; 4 wagers; 2 comments )
Created by gwern on 2010-08-01; known on 2016-12-31; judged wrong by gwern on 2016-12-31.
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There will be a Israel Palestinian peace deal before the end of Obama's term. ( 12% confidence; 3 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by RandomThinker on 2014-04-17; known on 2016-12-31; judged wrong by themusicgod1 on 2016-12-31.
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Guantanamo Bay detention facility to close before year end. ( 18% confidence; 12 wagers; 10 comments )
Created by jesselevine on 2016-02-23; known on 2016-12-31; judged wrong by themusicgod1 on 2016-12-31.
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Over 30,000 people will take the life you can save pledge by Dec 31, 2016 ( 61% confidence; 2 wagers; 1 comment )
Created by commercecat on 2016-02-29; known on 2016-12-31; judged wrong by themusicgod1 on 2016-12-31.
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Lucid Motors/Atieva launches a fully electric vehicle ( 54% confidence; 2 wagers; 2 comments )
Created by themusicgod1 on 2016-10-20; known on 2016-12-31; judged wrong by themusicgod1 on 2016-12-31.