The point of comparing predictions to outcomes is that it helps people decide which predictions do a better job of reducing uncertainty.

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Besides, the point of comparing their performance with America is not that Canadians are in a win-or-lose race with a neighbour that happens to have one of the most dynamic economies in the world.

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At no point in this process will comparing charters or private schools and public schools reflect the largest gains of school choice.

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"The point is that you are probably comparing to the past (when there was) one team that was able to compete - there are two or three teams now, " Schumacher said.

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At that point we began getting serious in our discussion with USACE and began comparing notes with our European counterparts on technology advances they had already started.

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That is precisely the point of using it in trials: researchers have known for years that comparing treatment against no treatment at all will give a misleading result.

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Acquistapace, whose agency was behind the Taco Bell and VW Super Bowl ads, said comparing a Tweet to a commercial on a moderately rated cable network may be a better starting point.

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