Statistics Quotes

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A problem of statistical inference or, more simply, a statistics problem is a problem in which data that have been generated in accordance with some… — Unknown Author
Misinterpretation is the most deadly of human sins. — Unknown Author
The only useful function of a statistician is to make predictions, and thus to provide a basis for action. — W. Edwards Deming
Thus each truth discovered was a rule available in the discovery of subsequent ones. — Rene Descartes
For to be possessed of a vigorous mind is not enough; the prime requisite is rightly to apply it. — Rene Descartes
We have already noticed the difference in the attitude of a spectator and of an agent or participant. The former is indifferent to what is… — John Dewey
It science involves an intelligent and persistent endeavor to revise current beliefs so as to weed out what is erroneous, to add to their accuracy,… — John Dewey
The empiric easily degenerates into the quack. He does not know where his knowledge begins or leaves off, and so when he gets beyond routine… — John Dewey
Those who refused to respond to new stimulus would perish. Adapt or perish. — Philip K. Dick
Sometimes one must try anything, it is no disgrace. On the contrary, it is a sign of wisdom. — Philip K. Dick
I never liked the idea of doing what a machine says. I hate having to salute something built in a factory. — Philip K. Dick
It's not what happened but how it is told. — Philip K. Dick
Either I've invented a whole new logic or, ahem, I'm not playing with a full deck. — Philip K. Dick
How much of what we call 'reality' is actually out there or rather within our own head? — Philip K. Dick
Can we consider the universe real, and if so, in what way? — Philip K. Dick
Should we have a leader or should we think for ourselves? Obviously the latter in principle. But-sometimes there lies a gulf between what is theoretically… — Philip K. Dick
It is futile to try to make the universe add up. But I guess we must go on anyhow. — Philip K. Dick
What is possible and what is not possible is not objectively known but is, rather, a subjective belief on the part of the author and… — Philip K. Dick
The bearings of this observation lays in the application of it. — Charles Dickens
Logic, like whiskey, loses its beneficial effect when taken in too large quantities. — Lord Dunsany

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