Data Couture

Who wouldn't want to know three days ahead of time whether their flight was delayed or even canceled?Today's episode covers the many variables involved in predicting whether your flight will be delayed. At the moment these algorithms are only about 80% accurate, but, as they get more and more refined, we may never have to sit around airports waiting for our delayed flight to take off!I know I'm excited about this potential!To keep up with the podcast be sure to visit our website at datacouture.org, follow us on twitter @datacouturepod, and on instagram @datacouturepodcast. And, if you'd like to help support future episodes, then consider becoming a patron at patreon.com/datacouture!Music for the show: Foolish Game / God Don't Work On Commission by spinmeister (c) copyright 2014 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/spinmeister/46822 Ft: SnowflakeSupport the show