Analytics Magazine Analytics Magazine, May/June 2014 | Page 82

FIVE- M IN U T E A N A LYST Buffet’s billiondollar basketball bracket bet A collection of Tribbles, which despite their harmless appearance, quickly grow to fill the space. Much like Factorials. BY HARRISON SCHRAMM, CAP 72 | Warning: Factorials and powers are ubiquitous in this article. Like Tribbles from Star Trek, expressions like “64” look cute and innocent, but they are some of the most deadly mathematical beasts known to man. A N A LY T I C S - M A G A Z I N E . O R G W W W. I N F O R M S . O R G