RobinHanson comments on Model Combination and Adjustment - Less Wrong

49 Post author: lukeprog 17 July 2013 08:31PM

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Comment author: RobinHanson 18 July 2013 08:35:21PM 0 points [-]

If the difference is between inference from surface features vs. internal structure, then yes of course in either case unless you have a very strong theory, you will probably do better to combine many weak theories. When looking at surface features, look at many different features, not just one.