Random Analogies
Computer Models
a: Model in the hands of an inept analyst ~
b: toddler with a machine gun
What: "Different models reflect different thinking on the part of the designer/analyst. What's really important is the analyst - not the model. A smart analyst with a simple model can work wonders. A powerful model in the hands of an inept analyst is like a toddler with a machine gun."...This page has a nice list of the limits of computer modeling, in this case it's about forest management, but the listed rules are applicable to any kind of computer modeling.
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Writer: Not Stated
LCC: QA
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Date: Jan 26 2011 2:01 AM
# 778 Critique Analogy
a: wind energy ~
b: buying expensive food
What:
"Investing money in wind energy is like buying expensive food that is low in calories. Every day you spend more money and lose more weight. As time goes on you have less energy and less money. Eventually, you either end up in the hospital or the poorhouse."
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Writer: Tupi, Bradley
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Date: Mar 8 2014 5:43 PM
# 5293 Critique Analogy
a: tongue ~
b: a mirror
What:
"The tongue is like a mirror that can reflect the heart's condition and functional state."
From"
Essentials of Chinese Medicine: Volume 1
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Writer: Liang Liu, Zhanwen Liu
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Date: Mar 24 2014 3:22 PM
# 5374 Critique Analogy
a: Cerebrospinal fluid ~
b: the brain's sewage system
What:
"Although radiologists typically consider excess brain fluid to be benign, the possibility exists that it is part of the cause of autism. Cerebrospinal fluid is like the brain's sewage system, flushing out waste products into the body's circulation. "
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Writer: Lindsey Halsell
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Date: Jan 10 2015 10:14 AM
# 6996 Critique Analogy
