An approximate answer to the right question is worth far more than a precise answer to the wrong one.

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John Tukey

John Tukey· United States · 1915 – 2000

American statistician who established the concept of exploratory data analysis and co-developed the fast Fourier transform algorithm. He is also credited with popularizing the terms bit and software.

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