I can come close: "Since all models are wrong the scientist must be alert to what is importantly wrong." (p. 792)
Box, G. E. P. (1976). Science and Statistics. Journal of the American Statistical Association, 71, 791-799. I can send a copy of the paper if you like. Joe Joseph J. Horton Ph. D. Box 3077 Grove City College Grove City, PA 16127 724-458-2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] In God we trust. All others must bring data. -----Original Message----- From: David Epstein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 3:12 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences Subject: in search of "All models are wrong..." quotation[Spam score: 8%][Scanned] Anyone happen to have this book? _Robustness in Statistics_, R.L. Launer and G.N. Wilkinson, Editors. New York: Academic Press, 1979. It contains a chapter by George Box called "Robustness in the strategy of scientific model building." And the chapter is the source of a well-known quotation, variously rendered as: "All models are wrong, some are useful." (Ugh. Comma splice.) "All models are wrong, but some are useful." "All models are wrong; some models are useful." What's the correct version? thanks, David Epstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
