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Re:Nature publishes 17 parameter fits to 20 plus data points by duskwuff on Thursday February 04, 2010 @11:10PM (#1102691)
If the model really does have 17 parameters, though, then they need a heck of a lot more than 20 data points to demonstrate its correctness.
Re:Nature publishes 17 parameter fits to 20 plus data points by larsr on Thursday February 04, 2010 @11:26PM (#1102712)
Probably, but all I see is a graph and the abstract. It also depends on how the model is being used in the paper. Unless I'm mistaken, Nature puts papers through peer review, which for me personally, anyways, means I'd want to actually read the whole paper before fire and pitchforks.