“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.” WorldRealHandsRealityPracticeTheoryModelsScientistPracticalsDataReal WorldFascinatedHypothesisImplicationsFactualAmbidextrous 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.” SimpleAbilityModelsScientistMarkMediocritySignaturesGreat Scientist Author:George E. P. Box
