A briefer quote from George Box: "All models are wrong, but some are useful." (01)
K (02)
At 9:38 AM -0500 6/13/07, John F. Sowa wrote:
>That is certainly true:
>
>>[KL] For the record, "logically correct solution that yields
>>mathematically precise answers" does not equate with "good." A
>>logically correct, mathematically precise answer can be AWFUL if it
>>is answers the wrong question. An imprecise answer from a system
>>riddled with inconsistency can be WONDERFUL if it is a close enough
>>approximation to the answer to the right question.
>
>A comment that has been attributed to Lord Kelvin:
>
> Better a rough answer to the right question
> than an exact answer to the wrong question.
>
>John Sowa (03)
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