1.0Data Model Collectivehttps://datamodelcollective.euJoe Reishttps://datamodelcollective.eu/index.php/author/joe-reis/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="x0XPZk9F9H"><a href="https://datamodelcollective.eu/index.php/2023/06/20/wtf-is-a-model/">WTF is a model? by Joe Reis</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://datamodelcollective.eu/index.php/2023/06/20/wtf-is-a-model/embed/#?secret=x0XPZk9F9H" width="600" height="338" title="“WTF is a model? by Joe Reis” — Data Model Collective" data-secret="x0XPZk9F9H" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://datamodelcollective.eu/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> WTF is a model. The world of data is so jumbled that you might be forgiven for not being clear on what a “model” is. When you hear the word “model,” what comes to mind?https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F521ad432-7cda-42f3-9ff6-837cb46fc416_537x464.jpeg