Dennis Lindley: Quotes about personality

Dennis Lindley was British statistician. Explore interesting quotes on personality.

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“In my opinion, it helps enormously to know why something is true, rather than being told it is true, for why should you believe me? Never believe anything on the authority of a single person but seek confirmation — and reason is the best confirmation.”

Dennis Lindley

2. Stylistic Questions. p. 24–25.
Understanding Uncertainty (2006)

Help , Personality

“Uncertainty is a personal matter; it is not the uncertainty but your uncertainty.”

Dennis Lindley

1. Introduction. p. 1.
Understanding Uncertainty (2006)

Personality

“Generally there is Stigler’s law of eponymy that says that a scientific notion is never attributed to the right person; in particular, the law is not due to Stigler.”

Dennis Lindley

Prologue. p. xv.
Understanding Uncertainty (2006)

Law , Personality

“Consider the case of a person who holds a view with probability 1. Then coherence says that it is no use having a debate with them because nothing will change their mind.”

Dennis Lindley

6. Bayes Rule. p. 91.
Understanding Uncertainty (2006)

Change , Personality