It is always well to retain a clear geometric view of the facts when we are dealing with statistical problems, which abound with dangerous pitfalls, easily overlooked by the unwary, while they are cantering gaily along upon their arithmetic.


Natural Inheritance, Chapter V (pp. 66-67), Macmillan & Company Ltd. 1889

Francis Galton Quotes

It is always well to retain a clear geometric view of the facts when we are dealing with statistical problems, which abound with dangerous pitfalls,...

It is always well to retain a clear geometric view of the facts when we are dealing with statistical problems, which abound with dangerous pitfalls,...

It is always well to retain a clear geometric view of the facts when we are dealing with statistical problems, which abound with dangerous pitfalls,...

It is always well to retain a clear geometric view of the facts when we are dealing with statistical problems, which abound with dangerous pitfalls,...