Home / Authors / George E. P. Box

George E. P. Box Quotes

Statistician

George E. P. Box was an outstanding statistician known for his contributions to statistical modeling, experimental design, and computer science. His work has had a profound impact on modern statistics and data analysis.

Filter quotes by topic

All Models Management Science Statistician Statistics Data Important Knows Practicals Risk Risk Management Approximation Employee Hands Ideas Modelling Practice Problem Quality Scientist

Famous George E. P. Box Quotes

“For the theory-practice iteration to work, the scientist must be, as it were, mentally ambidextrous; fascinated equally on the one hand by possible meanings, theories, and tentative models to be induced from data and the practical reality of the real world, and on the other with the factual implications deducible from tentative theories, models and hypotheses.”

World Real Hands Reality Practice Theory Models Scientist Practicals Data Real World Fascinated Hypothesis Implications Factual Ambidextrous

Book:The collected works of George E.P. Box

Source: The collected works of 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 often the mark of mediocrity.”

Simple Ability Models Scientist Mark Mediocrity Signatures Great Scientist

Author:George E. P. Box

“All models are wrong, but some are useful.”

Science Understanding Knowledge Models Investing Math Data Decision Making Statistics Mathematician Modeling Usefulness Modelling Statistician Approximation Economic Models Mathematical Models

Book:Response Surfaces, Mixtures, and Ridge Analyses

Source: Response Surfaces, Mixtures, and Ridge Analyses

“Statisticians, like artists, have the bad habit of falling in love with their models.”

Artist Fall Habit Models Falling In Love Statistics Bad Habits Analytics Statistician

Author:George E. P. Box

“Remember that all models are wrong; the practical question is how wrong do they have to be to not be useful.”

Remember Science Models Errors Practicals Modelling

Book:Response Surfaces, Mixtures, and Ridge Analyses

Source: Response Surfaces, Mixtures, and Ridge Analyses

“All models are approximations. Essentially, all models are wrong, but some are useful. However, the approximate nature of the model must always be borne in mind.”

Mind Science Models Statistics Approximation

Book:Response Surfaces, Mixtures, and Ridge Analyses

Source: Response Surfaces, Mixtures, and Ridge Analyses

About the Author

Born: October 18, 1919
Died: March 28, 2013
Known for: Statistician
Quotes: 16

Books & Sources

Response Surfaces, Mixtures, and Ridge AnalysesRelated source material

The collected works of George E.P. BoxRelated source material

Similar Authors

John TukeyBrowse related quotes
William HunterBrowse related quotes
Herman ChernoffBrowse related quotes
Brian L. JoinerBrowse related quotes
W. Edwards DemingBrowse related quotes
Udny YuleBrowse related quotes
Oswald GrubelBrowse related quotes
Ronald FisherBrowse related quotes
Frederick MostellerBrowse related quotes
Peter R. ScholtesBrowse related quotes