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What is a key property of a good model mentioned in the text?

Accuracy and precision (correct)
Inability to represent relevant processes and interactions
Ability to produce inaccurate results
Obesity in data and computing resources

Why are models deliberately simplified according to the text?

To enhance the understanding of all intricate details
To ensure they are unmanageable
To make them highly complex
To avoid extraneous detail (correct)

What is one way models can be used, as per the text?

To predict future conditions with policy intervention (correct)
To ignore short-term forecasts
To guarantee the success of any policy intervention
To predict past conditions

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a property of a good model in the text?

Inclusion of irrelevant processes and interactions (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is one reason for keeping models manageable, as stated in the text?

To encapsulate important features effectively (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is meant by 'economy in data and computing resources' in the context of modeling?

Using resources efficiently (C) Signup and view all the answers

What should a model include in terms of geographical spread?

'Appropriate geographical spread,' representing the whole area affected by a policy (C) Signup and view all the answers

'Ability to represent relevant processes and interactions' in a model implies:

'Ability to include important relationships' (D) Signup and view all the answers

'Producing very short-term forecasts as part of an on-line management or control system' is associated with:

'Short-term forecasts integrated into management systems' (D) Signup and view all the answers

'Ability to produce relevant indicators at an appropriate level of disaggregation' in a model indicates:

'Producing indicators at a suitable level of detail' (A) Signup and view all the answers

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