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Re:Simulating the pandemic: What Covid forecasters can learn... by bioinformatics on Monday November 16, 2020 @02:01PM (#25115574)
> What COVID forecasters can learn from climate models

That they don't work?

I have been working with simulation and models for the past 25 years, and models are just that models. They provide a picture of what you want to see, not the truth.

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Re:Simulating the pandemic: What Covid forecasters can learn... by bb1234 on Monday November 16, 2020 @02:18PM (#25115789)
Do you have an alternative to suggest?
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Re:Simulating the pandemic: What Covid forecasters can learn... by giardini on Monday November 16, 2020 @06:04PM (#25118245)
He's not saying that models should not be used but that they should be used thoughtfully. Brainstorming in groups helps at first, but later sessions where you play Devil's Advocate to critique models and/or re-evaluate are also useful.
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