dlthomas comments on Rationality Quotes December 2011 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: dlthomas 07 December 2011 12:27:32AM 0 points [-]

observation of the past performance of your model is advisable

Agreed, and in particular on data you did not consider in formulating it.

(and rare).

Citation needed.

Comment author: matt 07 December 2011 03:45:18AM 1 point [-]

Your criticism is accepted. For my curiosity: which groups have you observed embracing the practice of introducing data on past model performance when presenting a new model? I failed to provide a source, but is it your impression that this isn't an area in which most people perform poorly

Comment author: dlthomas 07 December 2011 06:21:57AM 0 points [-]

I don't know that I've observed anyone making explicit practice of it out of a formal setting.