Class Quote by Karl Pearson

The right to live does not connote the right of each man to reproduce his kind ... As we lessen the stringency of natural…

— Karl Pearson

I look upon statistics as the handmaid of medicine, but on that very account I hold that it befits medicine to treat her handmaid…

— Karl Pearson

“Her statistics were more than a study... For her, Quetelet was the hero as scientist, and the presentation copy of his Physique Sociale is…

— Karl Pearson

Order and reason, beauty and benevolence, are characteristics and conceptions which we find solely associated with the mind of man.

— Karl Pearson

“The starting point of Darwin 's theory of evolution is precisely the existence of those differences between individual members of a race or species…

— Karl Pearson

The classification of facts, the recognition of their sequence and relative significance is the function of science, and the habit of forming a judgment…

— Karl Pearson

No matter how much we enjoy following the lives of the rich and famous, we know the world is affected more deeply by quiet,…

— Karl Pearson

That which is measured improves. That which is measured and reported improves exponentially.

— Karl Pearson

Medals are great encouragement to young men and lead them to feel their work is of value, I remember how keenly I felt this…

— Karl Pearson

There is no shortcut to truth, no way to gain knowledge of the universe except through the gateway of the scientific method.

— Karl Pearson

There is no short cut to truth, no way to gain a knowledge of the universe except through the gateway of scientific method.

— Karl Pearson

Statistics is the grammar of science.

— Karl Pearson