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Un-debunking the GAMLSS myth

Generalized additive models for location, scale, and shape (GAMLSS) are popular for estimating reference equations, e.g., for lung function measurements. A recent paper claimed to 'debunk' the GAMLSS myth in this context by showing that much simpler piecewise linear models work just as well. A new letter to the editor refutes these claims. Read more ›

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12:45, restate my assumptions:

1. Mathematics is the language of nature.
2. Everything around us can be represented and understood through numbers
3. If you graph these numbers, patterns emerge.

Therefore: There are patterns everywhere in nature.
Pi (1998)