-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Marcus G. Daniels on 11/16/2007 04:35 PM: > A model either gives an edge on prediction or it doesn't. It is > quantifiable provided there is consensus on the available variety of > available input and output measurements and many such measurements. If > someone wants to be skeptical of a model that has never made a bad call > in a millions of circumstances, that's fine but at some point one has to > wonder if they are philosophy students.
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