# All Models are Wrong

*Tom Geraghty · Models & Critique*

Applies George Box's 'all models are wrong, some are useful' to the PS field's own frameworks. Argues the question is not whether a model is right but how wrong it is for the purpose at hand — and that models become harmful when applied beyond their domain of usefulness.

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