Frederick Mosteller Quotes

• It is easy to lie with statistics; it is easier to lie without them.

  Frederick Mosteller

  Lying, Statistics, Easy

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• Although we often hear that data speak for themselves, their voices can be soft and sly

  Frederick Mosteller

  Science, Data, Voice

  Frederick Mosteller, Stephen E. Fienberg, Robert E. K. Rourke (2013). “Beginning Statistics with Data Analysis”, p.234, Courier Corporation

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• The main purpose of a significance test is to inhibit the natural enthusiasm of the investigator.

  Frederick Mosteller

  Science, Purpose, Enthusiasm

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