TA has been given access to AMAZON’s still secret version of IBM’s Jeopardy Computer, called Hippolyta after the 
queen of the Amazonians. Hippolyta has taken a “prior” approach to sorts predicting, using data about the sponsoring town and then combining that with a bias free value based on an algorithm (to right) with traditional data such as the number of wins and the wealth of the owner. The prior data requires an objective value for seven variable shown in the table:
SEATTLE |
FRISCO |
|
| MUSIC |
**** |
** |
| BLACK FOLKS |
* |
*** |
| LIBERALS |
**** |
**** |
| WEATHER |
* |
*** |
| BEER |
***** |
** |
| FOOD |
**** |
***** |
| SCENERY |
***** |
* |
Seattle 24 San Fran 20 close but Seattle has the edge,