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>"It doesn't, however, induce us to then conclude that, if the model
>doesn't forecast — which implies that it has not captured the
>appropriate structure — we nonetheless tend to use the structure of
>the model to do analysis and draw significant conclusions about how
>the inner workings of relationships occur even though the
>coefficients which we're employing clearly don't forecast anything
>worthwhile."
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Yeah, remember when I brought up the fact that a lot of high-powered,
well-remunerated work was simply fancy footwork, symbol manipulation,
and knowing what games to play with members of the employing class?
This is what I meant.
Joanna