Ronald Fisher - Variance Quotes

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There is, then, in this analysis of variance no indication of any other than innate and heritable factors at work. (Coining of the phrase 'analysis of variance'.)

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However, perhaps the main point is that you are under no obligation to analyse variance into its parts if it does not come apart easily, and its unwillingness to do so naturally indicates that one's line of approach is not very fruitful.

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The analysis of variance is not a mathematical theorem, but rather a convenient method of arranging the arithmetic.

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We may consequently state the fundamental theorem of Natural Selection in the form : The rate of increase in fitness of any organism at any time is equal to its genetic variance in fitness at that time.

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