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Model
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model
An abstraction of reality, generally referring in investments to a mathematical formula designed to determine security values. Economists also use models to project trends in economic variables such as interest rates, economic activity, and inflation rates.
Model
Any mathematical formula or other structure that economists use to explain or predict occurrences. Economists test their models with real world facts before they gain wide acceptance, but, even then, there is no guarantee that a model will always be a correct predictor. See also: Model risk.


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Velasco-Hernandez, An epidemiological model for the dynamics of Chagas disease, Biosystem, 26(1991), 127-134.
Persistence aspects of an epidemic model of Chagas disease by Das, Kalyan; Mukherjee, D. / Tamsui Oxford Journal of Mathematical Sciences
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The model uses unique data," Park said, "and the approach is an important improvement over basic epidemiological models, which assume that all horses are equally likely to become infectious, or a proportion of horses are protected.
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