All Models are Wrong
[magazine]
Just because a model is wrong doesn't mean it can't be useful.
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July 5, 2006Volume-Issue:
2006-05
Article Summary:
From the Copernican solar system to an engineer’s scale replica of a bridge, the world is full of models that answer our questions and help us solve problems. Lee Copeland tells us that a model doesn't have to be correct to be useful.