Three wise quotes (possibly apocryphal? - via Paul Kedrosky) from physicist Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937):
- "If your experiment needs statistics, you ought to have done a better experiment."
- "You should never bet against anything in science at odds of more than about 1012 to 1."
- "The only possible interpretation of any research whatever in the 'social sciences' is: some do, some don't."
... in other words:
- be skeptical
- don't be too skeptical
- seek and weigh quantitative evidence for claims — especially when they involve complex systems like human beings
(cf High Precision (2002-07-16), ...) - ^z - 2019-12-07
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