The only way to know how a complex system will behave-after you modify it-is to modify it and see how it behaves.
One important idea is that science is a means whereby learning is achieved, not by mere theoretical speculation on the one hand, nor by the undirecte… - George E. P. Box
One important idea is that science is a means whereby learning is achieved, not by mere theoretical speculation on the one hand, nor by the undirecte…
- George E. P. Box
To find out what happens to a system when you interfere with it you have to interfere with it (not just passively observe it). - George E. P. Box
To find out what happens to a system when you interfere with it you have to interfere with it (not just passively observe it).
For the theory-practice iteration to work, the scientist must be, as it were, mentally ambidextrous; fascinated equally on the one hand by possible m… - George E. P. Box
For the theory-practice iteration to work, the scientist must be, as it were, mentally ambidextrous; fascinated equally on the one hand by possible m…
The old-fashioned idea of a good manager is one who is supposed to know all the answers, can solve every problem himself, and can give appropriate or… - George E. P. Box
The old-fashioned idea of a good manager is one who is supposed to know all the answers, can solve every problem himself, and can give appropriate or…
Statistics is, or should be, about scientific investigation and how to do it better, but many statisticians believe it is a branch of mathematics. No… - George E. P. Box
Statistics is, or should be, about scientific investigation and how to do it better, but many statisticians believe it is a branch of mathematics. No…
Management must provide employees with tools that will enable them to do their jobs better, and with encouragement to use these tools. In particular,… - George E. P. Box
Management must provide employees with tools that will enable them to do their jobs better, and with encouragement to use these tools. In particular,…
Discovering the unexpected is more important than confirming the known. - George E. P. Box
Discovering the unexpected is more important than confirming the known.
All models are approximations. Essentially, all models are wrong, but some are useful. However, the approximate nature of the model must always be bo… - George E. P. Box
All models are approximations. Essentially, all models are wrong, but some are useful. However, the approximate nature of the model must always be bo…
Just as the ability to devise simple but evocative models is the signature of the great scientist so overelaboration and overparameterization is ofte… - George E. P. Box
Just as the ability to devise simple but evocative models is the signature of the great scientist so overelaboration and overparameterization is ofte…
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