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[Statistics] is concerned with things we can count. In so far as things, persons, are unique or ill-defined, statistics are meaningless and statisticians silenced; in so far as things are similar and definite — so many workers over 25, so many nuts and bolts made during December — they can be counted and new statistical facts are born.

M. S. Bartlett

I am not altogether facetious in suggesting that, while non-Bayesians should make it clear in their writings whether they are non-Bayesian Orthodox or non-Bayesian Fisherian, Bayesians should also take care to distinguish their various denominations of Bayesian Epistemologists, Bayesian Orthodox, and Bayesian Savage.

M. S. Bartlett

M. S. Bartlett

M. S. Bartlett

Born: June 18, 1910

Died: January 8, 2002 (aged 91)

Bio: Maurice Stevenson Bartlett FRS was an English statistician who made particular contributions to the analysis of data with spatial and temporal patterns. He is also known for his work in the theory of statistical inference and in multivariate analysis.

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