According to wikiquote it was John von Neumann:
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_von_Neumann
except they have it as: "With four parameters I can fit an elephant, and
with five I can make him wiggle his trunk."
Abby
*Abby Grace Drake, PhDDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary BiologyCornell
Hi Bill,
did you try to google it?
It seems it is from John von Neumann
https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2011/04/18/with-four-parameters-i-can-fit-an-elephant-and-with-five-i-can-make-him-wiggle-his-trunk/
http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2011/06/21/how-to-fit-an-elephant/
ciao
paolo
2016-10-19
Dear All,
I wonder if anyone can help me. I'm trying to trace a quotation that a now long
retired colleague of mine used to use. He doesn't remember where he got it from
but it is very apt, and since it relates to animal shape I'm hoping someone on
this mailing list will recognise it (particula
