“Statistical workers who fail to scrutinize the
goodness of their observed data and carry
through a satisfactory analysis upon poor
observations, will end up with ridiculous
conclusions which cannot be maintained”.
Raymond Pearl, 1919
Via Doug Altman, Iveta Simera: http://www.jameslindlibrary.org/articles/a-
history-of-the-evolution-of-guidelines-for-reporting-medical-research-the-
long-road-to-the-equator-network/