Karl Pearson Quote

The statistician dealing with heredity is like the physicist dealing with the atom, he can say little or nothing of the individual, his knowledge is of the group containing great numbers.


The Grammar of Science (2nd edition), Chapter XI (pp. 457M58)


The statistician dealing with heredity is like the physicist dealing with the atom, he can say little or nothing of the individual, his knowledge is...

The statistician dealing with heredity is like the physicist dealing with the atom, he can say little or nothing of the individual, his knowledge is...

The statistician dealing with heredity is like the physicist dealing with the atom, he can say little or nothing of the individual, his knowledge is...

The statistician dealing with heredity is like the physicist dealing with the atom, he can say little or nothing of the individual, his knowledge is...