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Six (Or So) Things You Can Do with a Bad Model
1991
Operations Research
Many models used in policy or s)stems analysis either cannot be validated in an) full) adequate sense. such as bN comparing them with actual data. or could adequately be validated but have not been. For example, in the area of combat anal)sis. the central models are arguably almost entirely unvalidated and most %kill never be susceptible to adequate validation. Neiertheless. such models are often used and can be used fruitfully. even though "~e have no theory for ho'% to use them or hov, to
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