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[Discuss] I don't understand



On 06/14/2016 10:38 AM, Bill Ricker wrote:
> If the statistical model is guilty of over-fitting (too many degrees of
> freedom aka too many parameters), the model is non-falsifiable in the
> short-term. (But eventually enough data will show that adding 5th order
> epicycles is guff.)

Unfortunately, some people just can't be helped...
http://www.theflatearthsociety.org

Their FAQ is somewhat amusing:
http://wiki.tfes.org/Frequently_Asked_Questions




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