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“In our lust for measurement, we frequently measure that which we can rather than that which we wish to measure... and forget that there is a difference.”

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Udny Yule
Udny Yule

Udny Yule was a prominent British statistician born on February 18, 1871, and died on June 26, 1951. He is known for his contributions to the field of statistics, particularly in biostatistics and genetics. more

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