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During the COVID-19 pandemic, mathematical modelling has received a lot of attention from policy makers and the general public. Computer models are developed, adapted and refined by humans to do things like making projections or forecasts (i.e., an estimation of a future situation based on present trends).
Computer models are developed, adapted and refined by humans to do things like making projections (i.e., what would the future look like if current trends were to continue?) or forecasts (i.e., what will the future actually look like?). It is interesting to consider how human judgement alone compares against model-based forecasts.