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> The results are something of an eye-opener. Their simulations accurately reproduce the wealth distribution in the real world... They then repeat the simulatio
by tqi 7y ago
> The results are something of an eye-opener. Their simulations accurately reproduce the wealth distribution in the real world... They then repeat the simulation many times to check the robustness of the outcome.
I'm not familiar with the process and rigor that goes into a study like this, but it seems to me that for experiments like this it would be hard to prevent researchers from adjusting parameters until they get the answer they are looking for (which multiple runs doesn't really address).