Association Quote by Kenneth Waltz

The big mystery of Big Data is causation versus correlation.

— Alexander Nix

We have associations to things. We have, you know, we have associations to tables and to - and to dogs and to cats and…

— Daniel Kahneman

One can state, without exaggeration, that the observation of and the search for similarities and differences are the basis of all human knowledge.

— Alfred Nobel

We should be cautious about embracing data before it is published in the academic press, and must always avoid treating correlation as causation.

— George Monbiot

One of the pervasive risks that we face in the information age, as I wrote in the introduction, is that even if the amount…

— Nate Silver

With too little data, you won't be able to make any conclusions that you trust. With loads of data you will find relationships that…

— Douglas Merrill

To begin with, our knowledge grows in spots. The spots may be large or small, but the knowledge ever grows all over... What you…

— William James

The possibilities for creation and insight are endless. We're constantly collecting more data, and it's starting to be very relevant to our lives.

— Aaron Koblin

Information is recorded in vast interconnecting networks. Each idea or image has hundreds, perhaps thousands, of associations and is connected to numerous other points…

— Peter Russell

“So often, I see people bury themselves in mounds of data coming off their computers, hoping that some stream or other will yield an…

— Nat Greene

Most executives, many scientists, and almost all business school graduates believe that if you analyze data, this will give you new ideas. Unfortunately, this…

— Edward de Bono

The analysis of data will not by itself produce new ideas...

— Edward de Bono