Bob, an expert in Y, replies, “There are many variables that impact Y, and you can’t reduce it to simply X.”
Alice asked for a one-variable model with limited but positive predictive power, and Bob replied with a zero-variable model with no predictive power whatsoever.
A related pattern I noticed recently:
Alice asks, “What effect does X have on Y?”
Bob, an expert in Y, replies, “There are many variables that impact Y, and you can’t reduce it to simply X.”
Alice asked for a one-variable model with limited but positive predictive power, and Bob replied with a zero-variable model with no predictive power whatsoever.