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International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics

2nd Edition, as published by Charles François 2004 Presented by the Bertalanffy Center for the Study of Systems Science Vienna for public access.

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The International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics was first edited and published by the system scientist Charles François in 1997. The online version that is provided here was based on the 2nd edition in 2004. It was uploaded and gifted to the center by ASC president Michael Lissack in 2019; the BCSSS purchased the rights for the re-publication of this volume in 200?. In 2018, the original editor expressed his wish to pass on the stewardship over the maintenance and further development of the encyclopedia to the Bertalanffy Center. In the future, the BCSSS seeks to further develop the encyclopedia by open collaboration within the systems sciences. Until the center has found and been able to implement an adequate technical solution for this, the static website is made accessible for the benefit of public scholarship and education.

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MODEL ACCURACY 2)

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H.C. GAUCH writes: "Many researchers believe that a model can be no more accurate than the data it uses. But is this so? The answer depends on three matters: the precise question being asked of the model; the design of the experiment and the quantity and accuracy of the available data".

GAUCH gives the example of the MENDEL genetic experiences: "When he combined his data from all seven experiments, he found a ratio of 2,98:1 for the dominant and recessive traits. He modeled this as a 3:1 ratio, which also explained and predicted other experimental results" (1993, p.468). GAUCH concludes that "a model can be more accurate than the data used to build it because it amplifies hidden patterns and discards unwanted noise".

This is a very interesting feature, quite important for systemics. It should however be taken with care: discarding "unwanted" noise could lead to fudging.

Categories

  • 1) General information
  • 2) Methodology or model
  • 3) Epistemology, ontology and semantics
  • 4) Human sciences
  • 5) Discipline oriented

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Bertalanffy Center for the Study of Systems Science(2020).

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