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catastrophe modeling, the length of the list of unknowns makes one very humble… but decisions must still be made, if only on order of magnitude estimates.” — Don G. 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Friedman calculating risk formula" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="nist-hero__caption"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220614200430/https://www.nist.gov/nist-museum/landmarks-history-natural-catastrophe-modeling"> <div class="text">New Exhibit</div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nist-hero__item tablet:grid-col-4 "> <div class="nist-hero__item-inner"> <div class="nist-hero__image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220614200430/https://www.nist.gov/nist-museum/fare-fair-taximeter-testing-1920s-and-today"> <picture> <source srcset="/web/20220614200430im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/600w_x_360h/public/images/2020/09/10/Hero%20pic_Is%20the%20Fare%20Fair_0.png?itok=FJlgJ7VQ 1x, /web/20220614200430im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/1200w_x_720h/public/images/2020/09/10/Hero%20pic_Is%20the%20Fare%20Fair_0.png?itok=5gOTWQhF 2x" media="(min-width: 480px)" type="image/png"/> <source srcset="/web/20220614200430im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/300w_x_180h/public/images/2020/09/10/Hero%20pic_Is%20the%20Fare%20Fair_0.png?itok=yjGkUVdD 1x, /web/20220614200430im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/600w_x_360h/public/images/2020/09/10/Hero%20pic_Is%20the%20Fare%20Fair_0.png?itok=FJlgJ7VQ 2x" media="(min-width: 0px)" type="image/png"/> <img src="/web/20220614200430im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/600w_x_360h/public/images/2020/09/10/Hero%20pic_Is%20the%20Fare%20Fair_0.png?itok=FJlgJ7VQ" alt="Is the Fare Fair? exhibit Hero image for exhibit link. Black and White image of 1921 Checker taxi in Washington, D.C. with the exhibit title 'Is the Fare Fair? 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