All Models Are Wrong; Some Are Useful
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Essentially all models are wrong, but some are useful.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Public Health
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0090-0036,1541-0048
DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2017.303892