If The Assumptions Are Wrong, The Conclusions Aren't Likely To Be Very Good. -- Robert E.

If The Assumptions Are Wrong, The Conclusions Aren't Likely To Be Very Good. -- Robert E.

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If the assumptions are wrong, the conclusions aren't likely to be very good.
-- Robert E. Machol

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The conclusions of most good operations research studies are obvious. -- Robert E. Machol
Any theory can be made to fit any facts by means of appropriate additional assumptions.
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There comes a time when one must stop suggesting and evaluating new solutions, and get on with the job of analyzing and implementing one pretty good solution.
-- Robert Machol...
The explanation requiring the fewest assumptions is the most likely to be correct.
Good salesmen and good repairmen will never go hungry. -- Robert E. Schenk
The explanation requiring the fewest assumptions is the most likely to be correct.
-- William of Occam...
Fast personal decisions are likely to be wrong.
You're reasoning is excellent--it's only your basic assumptions that are wrong.