I don't trust unvalidated models

Larry J — 8/23/2004 9:50:51 PM (archived)

Validated models are just fine. Unvalidated models are nothing more than a hypothesis. It's called the scientific process. You should try it some time.

I somehow doubt this professor's model is validated, so I'm not putting any stock in it.

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Interview with an economics professor - Tom Brosz - 8/17/2004 2:49:48 AM
- Divergence - Tom Brosz - 8/24/2004 5:02:08 AM
- Hilarious! - Mark Eby - 8/21/2004 12:59:02 AM
  - I don't trust unvalidated models - Larry J - 8/23/2004 9:50:51 PM
    - The Problem Is Your Definition Of Validated - Mark Eby - 8/26/2004 2:31:31 AM
      - re: The Problem Is Your Definition Of Validated - Larry J - 8/26/2004 9:16:50 PM
        
        On The Economic/Growth Issues - Mark Eby - 8/28/2004 6:20:50 PM
        
        You Can't Have It Both Ways - Mark Eby - 8/28/2004 3:20:10 AM
- So now something favorable is reported. - Bowser - 8/17/2004 3:14:37 AM
  - re: So now something favorable is reported. - McFly - 8/19/2004 12:29:04 AM
    - Fact of political life: incumbents run on their records in office - alcaray - 8/19/2004 3:58:11 PM
  - re: So now something favorable is reported. - gbaikie - 8/18/2004 3:03:31 AM
    - That was a stupid, stupid thing to say - R.L. - 8/30/2004 12:07:50 AM
    - "First math isn't usually a strong domain of Dems- "too boring". - Bowser - 8/18/2004 1:21:51 PM
      - re: "First math isn't usually a strong domain of Dems- "too boring". - gbaikie - 8/19/2004 2:27:53 AM
        
        Pah - thetic! (n/t) - Bowser - 8/19/2004 4:19:38 AM
        
        Must....resist....obvious....slow pitch...across plate....Argh.. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 8/19/2004 4:56:15 AM
        
        Humor aside, Geoff's response was pathetic. (n/t) - alcaray - 8/19/2004 3:52:02 PM
        
        No, needing an explanation is pathetic - gbaikie - 8/19/2004 8:18:49 PM
        
        A doomed attempt to remind Geoff what Bowser wanted explained - alcaray - 8/19/2004 10:48:15 PM
        
        re: A doomed attempt - gbaikie - 8/20/2004 3:31:03 AM
        
        I have no more patience for reminding you guys what you said (n/t) - alcaray - 8/20/2004 4:41:53 PM
        
        If you want me to, I can run a continuing edit of your English usage, as a demonstration of relative proficiency, conservative and liberal. - Mary Anne - 8/20/2004 3:38:06 PM
        
        I read an indefinite article once. Wasn't sure what to make of it. (n/t) - McFly - 8/20/2004 9:51:08 PM
        
        Are you sure it wasn't just a dangling participle? Dr. Ruth can tell you what to do about that (n/t) - Davin L. - 8/24/2004 2:01:03 AM
        
        -grin- Probably because of an unclear antecedent. You never know to what it's referring. (n/t) - Mary Anne - 8/23/2004 3:49:51 PM
        
        LOL! good one McFly (n/t) - SDAI-Tech1 - 8/21/2004 12:37:52 AM
        
        re: If you want me to - gbaikie - 8/20/2004 9:19:50 PM
        
        My God! It's Pee Wee Herman! - Mary Anne - 8/23/2004 3:40:48 PM
        
        Btw - gbaikie - 8/24/2004 1:12:30 AM
        
        re: My God! It's Pee Wee Herman! - gbaikie - 8/23/2004 11:44:29 PM
        
        Wow! I bet you had a cigarette after that one - Davin L. - 8/23/2004 11:04:38 PM
        
        Sometimes we learn things from people that they did not intend to teach us. (n/t) - jms - 8/28/2004 4:10:40 AM
        
        I did - then I came back and archived the post. (n/t) - Fox - 8/23/2004 11:24:27 PM
        
        Those things'll kill ya. - SDAI-Tech1 - 8/27/2004 4:13:15 PM
        
        Clarification and correction - Mary Anne - 8/23/2004 4:13:44 PM
        
        hmmm - Davin L. - 8/20/2004 6:32:25 PM
        
        I'll drink to that. BBBUUURRRPPP!!!! (n/t) - WMD Y<b>et</b>i - 8/20/2004 10:48:30 PM
        
        Yeah, but you'll drink to anything... (n/t) - RobVG - 8/21/2004 5:05:26 AM
        
        Hmm, which is better than swallowing anything you are told... (n/t) - Davin L. - 8/22/2004 2:51:59 AM
        
        True, but the same could be said of washing everything down with unsubstantiated certainty. (n/t) - RobVG - 8/22/2004 5:35:18 PM
        
        Like the undoubtable ties between al-qaeda and saddam, that can't be documented but exist none-the-less? (n/t) - Davin L. - 8/22/2004 8:55:47 PM
        
        re: Like the undoubtable ties between al-qaeda and saddam, that can't be documented but exist none-the-less? - SteveS - 8/22/2004 11:31:41 PM
        
        Oh, well! that excuses it then! - Davin L. - 8/23/2004 12:19:20 AM
        
        Hehehe. Be sure to wash that down with the Al-Qaeda ties. (n/t) - Davin L. - 8/21/2004 3:30:14 AM
        
        I have four friends, people I could call, who are Ph. D.s in Math. - Bowser - 8/20/2004 2:50:44 AM
        
        Good. Why don't you ask your friends about the book (n/t) - gbaikie - 8/20/2004 3:33:17 AM
        
        "Bush is going to win both California and New York" - Stop drinking the campaign Kool-Aid!!!!! - Tony - 8/19/2004 8:39:31 PM
        
        re: "Bush is going to win both California and New York" - gbaikie - 8/20/2004 8:21:26 AM
        
        I book-marked that one! Tony- remind me to trot that one out come Nov. (n/t) - Davin L. - 8/22/2004 6:36:37 AM
        
        Even I'm not predicting that. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 8/24/2004 4:56:51 AM
        
        Will do. - Tony - 8/23/2004 6:47:21 PM
    - Some heavily academic people in science and math are apolitical. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 8/18/2004 8:12:56 AM
  - So, do you think her response would have been the same... - Tom Brosz - 8/17/2004 3:46:06 AM
    - So do you think the FBI harassed potential demonstrators at the D convention? - Bowser - 8/17/2004 4:25:56 AM

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