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		startuprob on Sept 21, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: Quantblocks - Backtest your trading strat... Absolutely true, backtesting is not a guarantee of anything. That being said, I can't remember who said that "No model is perfect but some models are useful."

phreeza on Sept 21, 2012 [–]

"All models are wrong, but some are useful." George EP Box.

I put that quote on the front page of my masters thesis.

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