@JunkScience "Epidemiologic modelers are just making it up." No, that's just something you made up. "They are always wrong." No, but you seem to be most of the time. "Epidemiology is not a predictive tool." You know these things are easily verifiable
@mp3michael @talltodd65 Predictive modeling is used successfully all the time - many businesses are built on it. It is particularly useful in medicine. https://t.co/mn4AvRSoPR.
1The point IS prediction; that's why they are called prediction models. "Such predictive knowledge is often of great utility to physicians, policymakers who may advice course correction or interventions to prevent adverse health outcomes from occurring."