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As one grows older, one gradually learns that statistical practice is more important than statistical theory. Applied statistics is a craft, not a doctrine.
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Hammersley, J.M. (1976). Some General Reflections on Statistical Practice. In: Ziegler, W.J. (eds) Contribution to Applied Statistics. Experientia Supplementum, vol 22. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-5513-6_3
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