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[Discuss] I don't understand
- Subject: [Discuss] I don't understand
- From: me at mattgillen.net (Matthew Gillen)
- Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2016 18:37:42 -0400
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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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