Ocupation: Statistician
Life: July 25, 1923 - December 14, 2013
Birthday: July 25
Death: December 14
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.
source: "Understanding Uncertainty". Book by Dennis Lindley (Chapter 2 "Stylistic Questions", p. 19), 2006.
topic: Talking, Law, Doe, Shifting Sand