>To be clear, this is not a case of Car and Driver favoring German engineering but JD Powers always skewing towards American manufacturers (completely contrived

>To be clear, this is not a case of Car and Driver favoring German engineering but JD Powers always skewing towards American manufacturers (completely contrived example, BTW). In this case the statistical models are the science, not just some interpretation of the science. Statistical models that are _far far_ more suspect drive decisions in areas of all our lives that have far more material effect than this. >This field is young. Too young. This money and effort would be better spent on basic research. Whose money? Mine? They aren't a non-profit. >Humans, especially when confronted with areas in which they are not knowledgeable, can be surprisingly irrational! Isn't that their right?