Statistics Quotes by Arthur Conan Doyle

9 Statistics quotes by Arthur Conan Doyle

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Arthur Conan Doyle shares nine short musings on statistics, offering a quick glimpse into his analytical side beyond detective fiction.

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It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data.

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You know my methods. Apply them.

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“The temptation to form premature theories upon insufficient data is the bane of our profession.”

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Still, it is an error to argue in front of your data. You find yourself insensibly twisting them round to fit your…

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“No data yet," he answered. "It is a capital mistake to theorize before you have all the evidence. It biases the judgment.”

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It is a capital mistake to theorize before you have all the evidence. It biases the judgment.

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I had ... come to an entirely erroneous conclusion, which shows, my dear Watson, how dangerous it always is to reason from…

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Still, it is an error to argue in front of your data. You can find yourself insensibly twisting them round to suit…

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While the individual man is an insoluble puzzle, in the aggregate he becomes a mathematical certainty. You can, for example, never foretell…

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“When a doctor does go wrong, he is the first of criminals. He has the nerve and he has the knowledge.”

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“How small we feel with our petty ambitions and strivings in the presence of the great elemental forces of Nature!”

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