"Natural selection is a mechanism for generating an……" — Ronald Fisher
"Natural selection is a mechanism for generating an exceedingly high degree of improbability."
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21 Quotes by Ronald Fisher
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We may consequently state the fundamental theorem of Natural Selection in the form: The rate of increase in fitness of…
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Inductive inference is the only process known to us by which essentially new knowledge comes into the world.
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If one in twenty does not seem high enough odds, we may, if we prefer it, draw the line at…
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No isolated experiment, however significant in itself, can suffice for the experimental demonstration of any natural phenomenon; for the "one…
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We have usually no knowledge that any one factor will exert its effects independently of all others that can be…
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No aphorism is more frequently repeated in connection with field trials, than that we must ask Nature few questions, or,…
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In scientific subjects, the natural remedy for dogmatism has been found in research.
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I believe sanity and realism can be restored to the teaching of Mathematical Statistics most easily and directly by entrusting…
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The analysis of variance is not a mathematical theorem, but rather a convenient method of arranging the arithmetic.
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The tendency of modern scientific teaching is to neglect the great books, to lay far too much stress upon relatively…
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We have the duty of formulating, of summarizing, and of communicating our conclusions, in intelligible form, in recognition of the…
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The more highly adapted an organism becomes, the less adaptable it is to any new change.
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