Data Quote by Arthur Conan Doyle

“It is a capital mistake to theorise before one has data.”

— Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to…

— Anonymous

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

— Arthur Conan Doyle

“it is a common error to confuse data with truth: the former informs the latter, but they are not the same thing”

— Matthew d'Ancona

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

— Arthur Conan Doyle

“Amending the ‘data’, or rejecting some as erroneous, is a frequent concomitant of scientific discovery, and the crucial ‘data’ cannot even be obtained until…

— David Deutsch

Now that knowledge is taking the place of capital as the driving force in organizations worldwide, it is all too easy to confuse data…

— Peter Drucker

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

— Arthur Conan Doyle

“Data puts a stamp on your assumptions when they are right.”

— Pooja Agnihotri

Certainty, not data, is knowledge.

— L. Ron Hubbard

Data are just as often molded to fit preferred conclusions.

— Roger Lewin

Data is something we create, but it's also something we imagine.

— Kate Crawford