All Ronald Fisher Quotes
- We may consequently state the fundamental theorem of Natural Selection in the form: The rate of increase in fitness of any organism at any time… Any
- Inductive inference is the only process known to us by which essentially new knowledge comes into the world. Essentially
- If one in twenty does not seem high enough odds, we may, if we prefer it, draw the line at one in fifty (the 2… All
- No isolated experiment, however significant in itself, can suffice for the experimental demonstration of any natural phenomenon; for the "one chance in a million" will… Any
- We have usually no knowledge that any one factor will exert its effects independently of all others that can be varied, or that its effects… All
- No aphorism is more frequently repeated in connection with field trials, than that we must ask Nature few questions, or, ideally, one question, at a… Answer
- Natural selection is a mechanism for generating an exceedingly high degree of improbability. Degree
- In scientific subjects, the natural remedy for dogmatism has been found in research. Been
- I believe sanity and realism can be restored to the teaching of Mathematical Statistics most easily and directly by entrusting such teaching largely to men… Believe
- The analysis of variance is not a mathematical theorem, but rather a convenient method of arranging the arithmetic. Analysis
- The tendency of modern scientific teaching is to neglect the great books, to lay far too much stress upon relatively unimportant modern work, and to… Book
- We have the duty of formulating, of summarizing, and of communicating our conclusions, in intelligible form, in recognition of the right of other free minds… Communicate
- The more highly adapted an organism becomes, the less adaptable it is to any new change. Adaptable
- Experimental observations are only experience carefully planned in advance, and designed to form a secure basis of new knowledge. Advance
- The best causes tend to attract to their support the worst arguments, which seems to be equally true in the intellectual and in the moral… Argument
- It was Darwin's chief contribution, not only to Biology but to the whole of natural science, to have brought to light a process by which… Becomes
- The statistician cannot excuse himself from the duty of getting his head clear on the principles of scientific inference, but equally no other thinking man… Avoid
- To consult the statistician after an experiment is finished is often merely to ask him to conduct a post mortem examination. He can perhaps say… Ask
- Natural selection is not evolution. Evolution
- The neutral zone of selective advantage in the neighbourhood of zero is thus so narrow that changes in the environment, and in the genetic constitution… Advance