David_J._Balan comments on Underconstrained Abstractions - Less Wrong

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Comment author: David_J._Balan 15 December 2008 07:13:38PM 1 point [-]

This reminds me of the bit in Steven Landsburg's (excellent) book "The Armchair Economist" in which he makes the point that data on what happens on third down in football games is a very poor guide to what would happen on third down if you eliminated fourth down.