Escape from model land : how mathematical models can lead us astray and what we can do about it

Escape from model land how mathematical models can lead us astray and what we can do about it

Whether we are worried about the spread of COVID-19 or making a corporate budget, we depend on mathematical models to help us understand the world around us every day. But models aren't a mirror of reality. In fact, they are fantasies, where everything works out perfectly, every time. And relyi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Thompson, Erica, autor (autor)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Basic Books 2022
Edición:First US edition: December 2022
Materias:
Modelos matemáticos
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991005501759708016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Locating model land
  • Thinking inside the box
  • Models as metaphors
  • The cat that looks most like a dog
  • Fiction, prediction, and conviction
  • The accountability gap
  • Masters of the universe
  • The atmosphere is complicated
  • Totally under control
  • Escaping from model land

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