Dennis Lindley Quotes
- I believe that almost all important, useful ideas are simple. Peter Whittle has recently put it nicely in an autobiographical essay. "If a piece of…
- Generally there is Stigler's law of Eponymy that says that a scientific notion is never attributed to the right person; in particular, the law is…
- Uncertainty is a personal matter; it is not the uncertainty but your uncertainty.
- In teaching there can be too much emphasis on certainty and a proper appreciation of uncertainty is to be encouraged.
- It is not surprising that in talking about uncertainty we should lean heavily on facts, just as the court of law does when interrogating witnesses.…
- The grand assertion is that you must see the world through probability and that probability is the only guide you need.
- Whatever way uncertainty is approached, probability is the only sound way to think about it.
- It is dangerous to attach probability zero to anything other than a logical impossibility.
- In my opinion, it helps enormously to know why something is true, rather than being told it is true, for why should you believe me?…