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Sir Ronald Aylmer Fisher
(17 Feb 1890 - 29 Jul 1962)
British statistician, geneticist and evolutionary biologist who contributed to mathematical statistics, but also initiated biometric genetics and investigated dominance, backed up with practical breeding experiments. He published his fundamental theorem of natural selection in 1918.
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Ronald Aylmer Fisher
“Inductive inference … [for] new knowledge.”
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In 1935, Sir Ronald A. Fisher first published his book, The Design of Experiments. In its Introduction, the author explains his purpose is “to consider a number of different types of experimentation, with especial reference to their logical structure, and to show that when the appropriate precautions are taken to make this structure complete, entirely valid inferences may be drawn from them.” He continues:
“Inductive inference is the only process known to us by which essentially new knowledge comes into the world. … Experimental observations are only experience carefully planned in advance, and designed to form a secure basis of new knowledge; that is, they are systematically related to the body of knowledge already acquired, and the results are deliberately observed, and put on record accurately.”
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- 17 Feb - short biography, births, deaths and events on date of Fisher's birth.
- Ronald Aylmer Fisher - context of quote “Fundamental Theorem of Natural Selection” - Medium image (500 x 350 px)
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- Ronald Aylmer Fisher - context of quote “Natural selection is a mechanism for…improbability.” - Medium image (500 x 250 px)
- Ronald Aylmer Fisher - context of quote “Natural selection is a mechanism for…improbability.” - Large image (800 x 400 px)
- Ronald Aylmer Fisher - context of quote “Inductive inference … [for] new knowledge.” - Large image (800 x 400 px)
- Ronald Aylmer Fisher - context of quote “No isolated experiment can suffice” - Medium image (500 x 250 px)
- Ronald Aylmer Fisher - context of quote “No isolated experiment can suffice” - Large image (800 x 400 px)
- Statistical Methods, Experimental Design, and Scientific Inference, by Ronald A. Fisher. - book suggestion.