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Given the starting numbers, the math is fine. But because the starting numbers are not real data, they had to create them out of a simplified model - and all th
by lazyasciiart 7y ago
Given the starting numbers, the math is fine. But because the starting numbers are not real data, they had to create them out of a simplified model - and all the decisions that went into that model can be criticized and used as reasons that the output is wrong.
- hnhg 7y agoI don't think that's a problem. A lot of valid work has been done on simplified models and they're there to illustrate what might be going on rather than absolute proof. And yes you can criticise them, since that is the point.
- lazyasciiart 7y agoSure, but a lot of invalid work has been too. Ever heard the expression “assume a spherical cow?”