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by rtp 5706 days ago
Are you saying that the projections for the future should fit the past? I'm sorry.
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rimantas 5706 days ago
Are you saying, that a model which does not fit past data will somehow correctly predict the future?
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anthonyb 5706 days ago
If you're talking about climate models, then they fit the observed historical data pretty well. lzw is wrong on that point.
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rtp 5706 days ago
Nope.

I'm saying that the models should fit the past data. I think I misunderstood lzw. :)

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