Scientists adjust models to avoid producing outlying results
Climate modellers are adjusting the control parameters and co-efficients in their models to avoid being an outlier, because outlying models have difficulty being funded.
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Anthropogenic Climate Change »Anthropogenic Climate Change
Human impact on the Earth's climate? »Human impact on the Earth's climate?
Case for significant anthropogenic forcing is clear »Case for significant anthropogenic forcing is clear
Support from a large majority of scientists »Support from a large majority of scientists
Scientists adjust models to avoid producing outlying results
Is there evidence to suggest models are altered to get fewer outliers? »Is there evidence to suggest models are altered to get fewer outliers?
Which models are considered to be unreliable due to model tweaking? »Which models are considered to be unreliable due to model tweaking?
Need to be funded influences the behavior of climate modellers »Need to be funded influences the behavior of climate modellers
Outlying models are less likely to be funded »Outlying models are less likely to be funded
Peer-review provides high-level of assurance »Peer-review provides high-level of assurance
Quality of models »Quality of models
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