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Model Evaluation: An Adequacy-for-Purpose View
Philosophy of Science 87 (3):457-477 (2020)
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According to an adequacy-for-purpose view, models should be assessed with respect to their adequacy or fitness for particular purposes. Such a view has been advocated by scientists and philosophers...Author's Profile
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10.1086/708691
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