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To All Research Methods Friends: Read David Brooks today. David Brooks, NYTimes, Op-Ed, Friday, April 27 “Manzi argues that by slightly...

To All Research Methods Friends: Read David Brooks today.

David Brooks, NYTimes, Op-Ed, Friday, April 27

“Manzi argues that by slightly tweaking the technical assumptions in these models, you eliminate the headline-grabbing results. He also points out that regression models that try to explain crime rates have not become more accurate over the past 30 years. All this model-building hasn’t even helped us get better at understanding the problem.”

 

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