Why keep good records?

为什么要保存好记录？

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First of all, good records can protect you against errors.

首先，好的记录会避免你犯错误。

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FEMA recommends that you also "keep good records of repair and cleaning costs".

美国联邦紧急措施署(FEMA)建议我们也要把维修和清理的开销记录保存好。

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Good luck. For those interested, the Guinness World Records website has a section called Set a Record.

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You've got survivorship bias taking out bad records and then you've got backfill bias adding good records.

生存偏差去掉了那些糟糕的记录,回填误差又加入了一些好的记录

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As reported contemporaneously in 2000,the number was -3.1% but if you look at the number reported for 2005, because bad records had disappeared and good records had been added, all of a sudden the average experience for that year went up to +1.2%.

000年期的公告中这个数字为负3.1%,但是如果你去查2005年公告的数字,坏记录已经调整而消失,有利的投资记录被加入,转瞬之间,年平均收益升至1.2%

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In order to claim expenses which are legitimate medical deductions, remember to keep good records.

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But in tax disputes, having good records and documentation can make all the difference.

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Look around and you can find small funds with good records and below-average expense burdens.

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