p. 798
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The penalty for scientific irrelevance is, of course, that the statistician's work is ignored by the scientific community.
— George E. P. Box
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "George E. P. Box" (Quotes, Science and Statistics (1976): George E. P. Box (1976) Science and Statistics Journal of the American Statistical Association, Vol. 71, No. 356. (Dec., 1976), pp. 791-799)
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About George E. P. Box
George Edward Pelham Box (October 18, 1919 – March 28, 2013) was a British mathematician and professor of statistics at the University of Wisconsin, and a pioneer in the areas of quality control, time series analysis, design of experiments and Bayesian inference. He was the son-in-law of Sir Ronald Fisher.
About George E. P. Box
George Edward Pelham Box (October 18, 1919 – March 28, 2013) was a British mathematician and professor of statistics at the University of Wisconsin, and a pioneer in the areas of quality control, time series analysis, design of experiments and Bayesian inference. He was the son-in-law of Sir Ronald Fisher.
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