Science and Statistics

George E. P. Box, 1976. Journal of the American Statistical Association.

George Box's essay on scientific method as a repeated exchange between theory and practice, calling for simple but effective models and close attention to where they fall short, illustrated by Fisher's work at Rothamsted.

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Box, G. E. P. (1976). Science and Statistics. Journal of the American Statistical Association. https://doi.org/10.1080/01621459.1976.10480949

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Box, George E. P.. “Science and Statistics.” Journal of the American Statistical Association (1976). https://doi.org/10.1080/01621459.1976.10480949.