Add the "Quote of the Day" to Your Site or Blog Now!

Home - Quote Topics - Quotes of the Day - Quote Keywords - Author Types - Quotation Trivia

Authors:    A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z 

John Tukey Quotes

Far better an approximate answer to the right question, than the exact answer to the wrong question, which can always be made precise.
John Tukey

Vote on this Quote:

Bad <---> Good
Author Details:
Type:
Scientist Quotes
Category:
American Scientist Quotes
Date of Birth:
June 16, 1915
Date of Death:
July 26, 2000
Nationality:
American
Amazon:
John Tukey on Amazon

Related Authors:
Carl Sagan
Margaret Mead
George Washington Carver
Norman Borlaug
Thomas J. Watson
W. Edwards Deming
Jonas Salk
Isaac Asimov
Cleveland Abbe

Quote Keywords:

Always, Answer, Approximate, Better, Exact, Far, Made, Precise, Question, Right, Than, Which, Wrong
Dictionary Links:

Always, Answer, Approximate, Better, Exact, Far, Made, Precise, Question, Right, Than, Which, Wrong
All John Tukey Quotations:
An approximate answer to the right...
Far better an approximate answer to...
Numerical quantities focus on expected values, graphical...
 

Quotes   Bookmark and Share     Copyright 2009 BrainyMedia.com