The real issue is the picking of one function. I would be much more convinced of his analysis if he'd chosen the function randomly. That being said, I am very

The real issue is the picking of one function. I would be much more convinced of his analysis if he'd chosen the function randomly. That being said, I am very unsurprised at the results, given what I've seen of scientific code. However, it's worth noting that the estimates provided by these models in the past have been reasonable: https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2020/05/08/so-the-real-scandal-is-why-did-anyone-ever-listen-to-this-guy/ https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2020/05/08/so-the-rea... (See the P.S. where he realises that the estimates are actually pretty reasonable).