Statistically Speaking: A Dictionary of QuotationsStatistically Speaking is a book of quotations. It brings together the best expressed thoughts that are especially illuminating and pertinent to the disciplines of probability and statistics. The book is an aid for the individual who loves to quote – and to quote correctly. |
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... of a catchword can hold analysis in fetters for fifty years and more. Cardozo, Benjamin N. Harvard Law Review Mr. Justice Holmes Volume 44, Number 5, March 1931 (p. 689) Murphy's Laws of Analysis. (1) In any collection of data, 2 ANALYSIS.
... of a catchword can hold analysis in fetters for fifty years and more. Cardozo, Benjamin N. Harvard Law Review Mr. Justice Holmes Volume 44, Number 5, March 1931 (p. 689) Murphy's Laws of Analysis. (1) In any collection of data, 2 ANALYSIS.
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... Holmes, Sherlock in Arthur Conan Doyle's The Complete Sherlock Holmes The Man with the Twisted Lip ... be wary of analysts that try to quantify the unquantifiable. Keeney, Ralph Raiffa, Howard Decisions with Multiple Objectives ...
... Holmes, Sherlock in Arthur Conan Doyle's The Complete Sherlock Holmes The Man with the Twisted Lip ... be wary of analysts that try to quantify the unquantifiable. Keeney, Ralph Raiffa, Howard Decisions with Multiple Objectives ...
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... Holmes, O.W. The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table Chapter 6 On the average, bunting with a man on first loses a lot of runs. On the average, it doesn't increase the probability of scoring at least one run in the inning. Hooke, Robert ...
... Holmes, O.W. The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table Chapter 6 On the average, bunting with a man on first loses a lot of runs. On the average, it doesn't increase the probability of scoring at least one run in the inning. Hooke, Robert ...
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... Holmes, O.W. The Complete Poetical Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes A Metrical Essay ... you have erred perhaps in attempting to put colour and life into each of your statements, instead of confining yourself to the task of placing upon ...
... Holmes, O.W. The Complete Poetical Works of Oliver Wendell Holmes A Metrical Essay ... you have erred perhaps in attempting to put colour and life into each of your statements, instead of confining yourself to the task of placing upon ...
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... Holmes, Sherlock in Arthur Conan Doyle's The Complete Sherlock Holmes The Adventure of the Second Stain In a word, then, every effect is a distinct event from its cause. Hume, David An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding Section IV ...
... Holmes, Sherlock in Arthur Conan Doyle's The Complete Sherlock Holmes The Adventure of the Second Stain In a word, then, every effect is a distinct event from its cause. Hume, David An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding Section IV ...
Contents
PERCENTAGES | 151 |
PRAYER | 154 |
PREDICTION | 156 |
PROBABILITY | 158 |
PROBABLE | 183 |
PROBLEMS | 187 |
QUALITY CONTROL | 188 |
QUEUE | 190 |
CORRELATION | 52 |
DATA | 55 |
DEFINITIONS | 59 |
DEGREES OF FREEDOM | 64 |
DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS | 65 |
DICE | 67 |
DISTRIBUTIONS | 71 |
ERROR | 76 |
EXPERIMENT | 83 |
FACTS | 89 |
FORECAST | 106 |
GAMBLING | 111 |
GRAPHICS | 113 |
HYPOTHESES | 117 |
IMPOSSIBLE | 122 |
INFINITE | 125 |
KNOWLEDGE | 126 |
LAWS | 127 |
LIKELIHOOD | 134 |
MEASUREMENT | 136 |
MODELS | 140 |
OBSERVATIONS | 142 |
ORDER | 148 |
OUTLIERS | 150 |
RANDOMNESS | 191 |
REASON | 193 |
RECURSION | 196 |
REGRESSION | 197 |
RESEARCH | 199 |
RESIDUALS | 200 |
SAMPLE | 201 |
SCIENCE | 204 |
STATISTICAL | 206 |
STATISTICIAN | 221 |
STATISTICS | 234 |
SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES | 266 |
SYMMETRY | 268 |
TABLES | 269 |
TEACHING | 271 |
TESTING | 273 |
THEORY | 275 |
TRUTH | 284 |
VARIABILITY | 285 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 289 |
PERMISSIONS | 320 |
SUBJECT BY AUTHOR INDEX | 331 |
AUTHOR BY SUBJECT INDEX | 398 |
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