[Coining the phrase "test of significance"] Critical tests of this kind may be called tests of significance, and when such tests are available we may discover whether a second sample is or is not significantly different from the first.
Natural selection is a mechanism for generating an exceedingly high degree of improbability. - Ronald Fisher
Natural selection is a mechanism for generating an exceedingly high degree of improbability.
- Ronald Fisher
[Coining phrase "null hypothesis"] In relation to any experiment we may speak of this hypothesis as the "null hypothesis," and it should be noted tha… - Ronald Fisher
[Coining phrase "null hypothesis"] In relation to any experiment we may speak of this hypothesis as the "null hypothesis," and it should be noted tha…
Faith does not mean credulity... - Ronald Fisher
Faith does not mean credulity...
The best time to plan an experiment is after you've done it. - Ronald Fisher
The best time to plan an experiment is after you've done it.
We have the duty of formulating, of summarizing, and of communicating our conclusions, in intelligible form, in recognition of the right of other fre… - Ronald Fisher
We have the duty of formulating, of summarizing, and of communicating our conclusions, in intelligible form, in recognition of the right of other fre…
Natural Selection is not Evolution. Yet, ever since the two words have been in common use, the theory of Natural Selection has been employed as a con… - Ronald Fisher
Natural Selection is not Evolution. Yet, ever since the two words have been in common use, the theory of Natural Selection has been employed as a con…
Experimental observations are only experience carefully planned in advance, and designed to form a secure basis of new knowledge. - Ronald Fisher
Experimental observations are only experience carefully planned in advance, and designed to form a secure basis of new knowledge.
The analysis of variance is not a mathematical theorem, but rather a convenient method of arranging the arithmetic. - Ronald Fisher
The analysis of variance is not a mathematical theorem, but rather a convenient method of arranging the arithmetic.
After all, it is a common weakness of young authors to put too much into their papers. - Ronald Fisher
After all, it is a common weakness of young authors to put too much into their papers.
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