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Modelling misuses exposed

MODELING

13 November 2015

 

Transport models are being widely misused in policy-making, with decision-makers placing far too much confidence in model forecasts, according to a new report. 

“The demand for transport modelling in the UK is high [and] when there is so much modelling work to do, there is a risk of doing it in an irresponsible way,” writes Yaron Hollander, a former modelling manager at Transport for London, in his report, Who will save us from the misuse of models?

Hollander lists ten types of...

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