Dennis Lindley: Uncertainty

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

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“There are some things that you know to be true, and others that you know to be false; yet, despite this extensive knowledge that you have, there remain many things whose truth or falsity is not known to you. We say that you are uncertain about them. You are uncertain, to varying degrees, about everything in the future; much of the past is hidden from you; and there is a lot of the present about which you do not have full information. Uncertainty is everywhere and you cannot escape from it.”

Preface. p. xi.
Understanding Uncertainty (2006)

“Whatever way uncertainty is approached, probability is the only sound way to think about it.”

5. The Rules of Probability. p. 71.
Understanding Uncertainty (2006)

“In teaching there can be too much emphasis on certainty and a proper appreciation of uncertainty is to be encouraged.”

6. Bayes Rule. p. 81.
Understanding Uncertainty (2006)

“It is not surprising that in talking about uncertainty we should lean heavily on facts, just as the court of law does when interrogating witnesses. Facts form a sort of bedrock on which we can build the shifting sands of uncertainty.”

2. Stylistic Questions. p. 19.
Understanding Uncertainty (2006)

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

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