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Re:Iceland knows how to stop teen substance abuse by Florin_Andrei on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @06:18PM (#13431420)
Yes, but keep in mind that the "data driven" part is just a tool.

You could have the Joker from the Batman series doing data-driven evil stuff.

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Re:Iceland knows how to stop teen substance abuse by edejong on Thursday January 19, 2017 @04:49AM (#13434454)
Data driven is almost a synonym for 'the scientific method', which can hardly be described as a tool.
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Re:Iceland knows how to stop teen substance abuse by CaptSpify on Thursday January 19, 2017 @10:37AM (#13436566)
wat?

The Scientific Method is one of the most powerful tools we have!

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Re:Iceland knows how to stop teen substance abuse by edejong on Friday January 20, 2017 @04:44AM (#13442622)
I don't really want to quibble over definitions, but most would define the Scientific Method as a series of methods, subject to change and continuous improvement, a complex interplay of various processes. Tools, for me at least, are applied to the Scientific Method. The tool is well defined, whereas the Scientific Method is an abstract concept within which tools are used.

But it's not clear, see also this excellent Quora Answer: https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-a-theor...

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