> Howard Raiffa (Decision Analysis, footnote, p. 264) agrees that
> errors
> of the third kind are "solving the wrong problem", and attributes
> this to John Tukey
My ref is:
Kimball, AW (1957)
Errors of the third kind in statistical consulting
J Am Stat Assoc 57, 133
Haven't got the paper, though.
Kresten
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