Fill in the blank only with either "good" or "true" in the following sentence: If a model has very few parameters, is elegant, and is easy to interpret, it may be too_______to be______. On the other hand, if a model has many parameters and perfectly describes the world, it may be too_____to be ______.

Fill in the blank only with either "good" or "true" in the following sentence: If a model has very few parameters, is elegant, and is easy to interpret, it may be too___to be. On the other hand, if a model has many parameters and perfectly describes the world, it may be too_to be ____.

Concepts of Biology

1st Edition

ISBN:9781938168116

Author:Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise

Publisher:Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise

Chapter11: Evolution And Its Processes

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 21CTQ: How does the scientific meaning of “theory” differ from the common, everyday meaning of the word?

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