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Predictive models now rule over modern analytics stacks from recommendation engines to demand forecasting and fraud detection.
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Predictive models now rule over modern analytics stacks from recommendation engines to demand forecasting and fraud detection. But as data scientists increasingly impact policy and strategy, the inherent limitation of prediction-only thinking has become obvious.