In other words, creating a model that has little to do with reality then sampling from it to come up with a result that has little to do with reality.
Yes, I think this is kind of standard practice in many fields.
If someone questions this just quote "all models are wrong, but some are useful" as if the quote is actually saying "all models are wrong, but all models are useful".
Yes, I think this is kind of standard practice in many fields.
If someone questions this just quote "all models are wrong, but some are useful" as if the quote is actually saying "all models are wrong, but all models are useful".