Better explicating the strengths and shortcomings of these models will help refine projections and improve transparency in the years ahead.
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Author contributions: R.D., T.K.F., and D.L.A. designed research; R.D., T.K.F., and D.L.A. performed research; R.D. analyzed data; and R.D. and D.L.A. wrote the paper.
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
This article is a PNAS Direct Submission.
Data deposition: The data reported in this paper have been deposited in the Figshare data repository (https://figshare.com/articles/statistical_supplement_flight_course_control_R/3382759).
This article contains supporting information online at www.pnas.org/lookup/suppl/doi:10.1073/pnas.1603221113/-/DCSupplemental.
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