Predictions about the prediction scam

2008-02-01

Sampson Pun

University of Calgary, Canada

Eric Parsons

University of Calgary, Canada

Margaret Nielsen

University of Calgary, Canada

David Ma

University of Calgary, Canada

John Aycock

University of Calgary, Canada
Editor: Helen Martin

Abstract

The prediction scam has yet to make it into electronic format. A group of researchers from the University of Calgary get ahead of the game and explain how they believe it will work.

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