Problem
1. Give examples of first-principle and data-driven models used in practice.
2. For one or more of the following The Quant Shop challenges, discuss whether principled or data-driven models seem to be the more promising approach:
• Miss Universe.
• Movie gross.
• Baby weight.
• Art auction price.
• Snow on Christmas.
• Super Bowl/college champion.
• Ghoul pool.
• Future gold/oil price.