Science and Statistics

by George E. P. Box · 1976

Excerpts

Since all models are wrong the scientist must be alert to what is importantly wrong. It is inappropriate to be concerned about mice when there are tigers abroad.

— Page 792

Reference

George E. P. Box “Science and Statistics” (1976) DOI: 10.2307/2286841

@Article{box1976,
  title = {Science and Statistics},
  volume = {71},
  issn = {0162-1459},
  url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2286841},
  doi = {10.2307/2286841},
  number = {356},
  journal = {Journal of the American Statistical Association},
  publisher = {JSTOR},
  author = {Box, George E. P.},
  year = {1976},
  month = {dec},
  pages = {791}
}