I think that's an invalid comparison. the NOAA generates data sets from well known and vetted methods, their methods result in datasets that coincide a huge pe

I think that's an invalid comparison. the NOAA generates data sets from well known and vetted methods, their methods result in datasets that coincide a huge percent of the time with weather datasets generated by similar but unrelated agencies all around the world. have you looked at the data sources the CBO cites?[0] and, aside from that -- is there a name for when it's the sources of data you mistrust rather than the aggregator? I trust the DHS and other related three-letter-agencies about as far as I can throw them -- and I most especially mistrust their submitted budgets. [0]: https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57325 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57325