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genius john tukey

John Tukey

The combination of some data and an aching desire for an answer does not ensure that a reasonable answer can be extracted from a given body of data.

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genius john tukey

Visualization is often used for evil - twisting insignificant data changes and making them look meaningful. Don't do that crap if you want to be my friend. Present results clearly and honestly. If something isn't working - those reviewing results need to know.

genius john tukey

There is no data that can be displayed in a pie chart, that cannot be displayed BETTER in some other type of chart.

genius john tukey

The best thing about being a statistician is that you get to play in everyone's backyard.

genius john tukey

This is my favorite part about analytics: Taking boring flat data and bringing it to life through visualization.

genius john tukey

An approximate answer to the right problem is worth a good deal more than an exact answer to an approximate problem.

genius john tukey

The greatest value of a picture is when it forces us to notice what we never expected to see.