In teaching there can be too much emphasis on certainty and… - Dennis Lindley

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

Dennis Lindley

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Dennis Victor Lindley (July 25, 1923 – December 14, 2013) was a British statistician, decision theorist and leading advocate of Bayesian statistics.

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

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