Ely Devons Quote

Statistical magic, like its primitive counterpart, is a mystery to the public; and like primitive magic it can never be proved wrong... The oracle is never wrong; a mistake merely reinforces the belief in magic.

Essays in Economics, Chapter 7 (p. 135), Greenwood Press, Publishers. 1961

Statistical magic, like its primitive counterpart, is a mystery to the public; and like primitive magic it can never be proved wrong... The oracle is ...

Statistical magic, like its primitive counterpart, is a mystery to the public; and like primitive magic it can never be proved wrong... The oracle is ...

Statistical magic, like its primitive counterpart, is a mystery to the public; and like primitive magic it can never be proved wrong... The oracle is ...

Statistical magic, like its primitive counterpart, is a mystery to the public; and like primitive magic it can never be proved wrong... The oracle is ...