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“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 undirected accumulation of practical facts on the other, but rather by a motivated iteration between theory and practice.”

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George E. P. Box

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. more

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“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.”

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

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

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