Data Quote by Zeynep Tufekci

Models can easily become so complex that they are impenetrable, unexaminable, and virtually unalterable.

— Donella Meadows

A model is a good model if first it interprets a wide range of observations in terms of a simple and elegant model, and…

— Stephen Hawking

All models have faults - that doesnt mean you cant use them as tools for making decisions.

— Myron Scholes

All models have faults - that doesn't mean you can't use them as tools for making decisions.

— Myron Scholes

Sometimes models are surprisingly smart.

— Lisa Randall

For the robust, an error is information.

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Remember that all models are wrong; the practical question is how wrong do they have to be to not be useful.

— George E. P. Box

A lot of things can't be modeled very well.

— Nate Silver

Models work when they are appropriate for the particular circumstance, but some of the best investment judgments over time have come when people recognized…

— Abby Joseph Cohen

“Model utility depends not on whether its driving scenarios are realistic (since no one can know that for sure), but on whether it responds…

— Donella H. Meadows

You can prematurely optimize maintainability, flexibility, security, and robustness just like you can performance.

— John Carmack

I think most models, when they start out, are insecure. And you become the focus of a lot of people's attention, so outside validation…

— Maud Adams