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To: norsky
That center’s latest pandemic simulation, Event 201...

One itty-bitty problem with computer simulations:

Output's only as good as the input data/parameters & assumptions used to build the modeling program.

The irreverent sometimes refer to this as the GIGO Effect.

GIGO = Garbage In, Garbage Out

5,178 posted on 02/23/2020 9:20:14 PM PST by Unrepentant VN Vet (Never quit anything in my life, ain't going to start quitting now. WWG1WGA)
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To: MS.BEHAVIN

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5,179 posted on 02/23/2020 10:26:44 PM PST by MS.BEHAVIN (Women who behave rarely make history)
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