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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TheCosmicKid" data-source="post: 7474379" data-attributes="member: 6683613">You keep making these bald declarations, as if authority was yours to define terms and concepts by fiat. This one is particularly jarring, given how outcome-oriented science clearly is, and how distinctive that trait is compared to other, superficially similar fields (like astrology). Hell, one definition-for-kindergarteners I use for the scientific method is "seeing what works".I understand that. I'm not sure you understand the analogy. Silver, per his stated methodology, does the latter. He uses the results of elections (experiment) to calculate the most effective weight (G) for a given input (data).  He certainly doesn't change elections to fit his predetermined weight.Only if you're okay with my calling sports betting science.</blockquote>