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This is pure, uneducated rubbish. The reason that social science can't model (aka overfit) many phenomena, is that it involves strictly nonlinear data where cu
by foolrush 8y ago
This is pure, uneducated rubbish.
The reason that social science can't model (aka overfit) many phenomena, is that it involves strictly nonlinear data where cultures and humans are involved.
Do some reading. Educate yourself. You may change your vantage.
- colemannugent 8y ago>The reason that social science can't model (aka overfit) many phenomena, is that it involves strictly nonlinear data where cultures and humans are involved. Right, they currently can't accurately model the phenomena and thus their models have little to no predictive power. We are in agreement then. Also, it seems to me that social sciences tend to produce models that are underfit rather than overfit. So why then do we accept conclusions from scientists who have weak models with little predictive power? This is what my comment above was talking about. >This is pure, uneducated rubbish. It's definitely not uneducated and I don't think it's entirely rubbish either.
- foolrush 8y agoUneducated as in it is painfully clear you have never read anything by any sociologists. Have you tried doing linear algebra on nonlinear phenomena? The examples of successful sociological science are too numerous to name, and your laziness isn't going to result in someone Googling the easily found work for you. Go do your homework, or sit down and shut up.