Misapplied parsimony biases models and generates bad predictions [via Santa Fe Inst. and Marina Dubova] 🧪🖇️✖️

“Scientists need a tool to... build models of the world. Parsimony was historically adopted as an easy tool to use.“

https://www.santafe.edu/news-center/news/sharp-look-into-ockhams-razor

#Ockhams #razor #scientific #models