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> [For the theory-practice iteration to work, the scientist must be, as it were, mentally ambidextrous; fascinated equally on the one hand by possible meanings, theories, and tentative models to be induced from data and the practical reality of the real…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-e-p-box/for-the-theory-practice-iteration-to-work-the-scientist-must-be-as-it/)

[George E. P. Box](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-e-p-box/)

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## More by George E. P. Box

> [The only way to know how a complex system will behave-after you modify it-is to modify it and see how it behaves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-e-p-box/the-only-way-to-know-how-a-complex-system-will-behave-after-you/)

[George E. P. Box](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-e-p-box/)

> [To find out what happens to a system when you interfere with it you have to interfere with it (not just passively observe it).](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-e-p-box/to-find-out-what-happens-to-a-system-when-you-interfere-with-it-you/)

[George E. P. Box](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-e-p-box/)

> [For the theory-practice iteration to work, the scientist must be, as it were, mentally ambidextrous; fascinated equally on the one hand by possible meanings,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-e-p-box/for-the-theory-practice-iteration-to-work-the-scientist-must-be-as-it/)

[George E. P. Box](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-e-p-box/)

> [Statisticians, like artists, have the bad habit of falling in love with their models.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-e-p-box/statisticians-like-artists-have-the-bad-habit-of-falling-in-love-with/)

[George E. P. Box](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-e-p-box/)

> [The benefits provided by worker participation are twofold. Quality is improved because of the finding and fixing of a very large number of problems,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-e-p-box/the-benefits-provided-by-worker-participation-are-twofold-quality-is/)

[George E. P. Box](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-e-p-box/)

> [The old-fashioned idea of a good manager is one who is supposed to know all the answers, can solve every problem himself, and can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-e-p-box/the-old-fashioned-idea-of-a-good-manager-is-one-who-is-supposed-to/)

[George E. P. Box](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-e-p-box/)

> [Just as the ability to devise simple but evocative models is the signature of the great scientist so overelaboration and overparameterization is often the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-e-p-box/just-as-the-ability-to-devise-simple-but-evocative-models-is-the/)

[George E. P. Box](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-e-p-box/)

> [The business of the statistician is to catalyze the scientific learning process.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-e-p-box/the-business-of-the-statistician-is-to-catalyze-the-scientific/)

[George E. P. Box](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-e-p-box/)

> [The management system which makes only a pretense of valuing employee involvement and encouraging employee empowerment merely breeds cynicism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-e-p-box/the-management-system-which-makes-only-a-pretense-of-valuing-employee/)

[George E. P. Box](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-e-p-box/)

> [Management must provide employees with tools that will enable them to do their jobs better, and with encouragement to use these tools. In particular,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-e-p-box/management-must-provide-employees-with-tools-that-will-enable-them-to/)

[George E. P. Box](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-e-p-box/)

> [Discovering the unexpected is more important than confirming the known.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-e-p-box/discovering-the-unexpected-is-more-important-than-confirming-the-known/)

[George E. P. Box](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-e-p-box/)

> [All models are wrong, but some are useful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-e-p-box/all-models-are-wrong-but-some-are-useful/)

[George E. P. Box](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-e-p-box/)

> [...all models are approximations. Essentially, all models are wrong, but some are useful. However, the approximate nature of the model must always be borne…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-e-p-box/all-models-are-approximations-essentially-all-models-are-wrong-but/)

[George E. P. Box](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-e-p-box/)

> [Remember that all models are wrong; the practical question is how wrong do they have to be to not be useful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-e-p-box/remember-that-all-models-are-wrong-the-practical-question-is-how/)

[George E. P. Box](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-e-p-box/)

> [Statistics is, or should be, about scientific investigation and how to do it better, but many statisticians believe it is a branch of mathematics.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-e-p-box/statistics-is-or-should-be-about-scientific-investigation-and-how-to/)

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