"Rule 1. Original data should be presented in a way that will preserve the evidence in the original data for all the predictions assumed to be useful."
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Walter A. Shewhart
Walter Andrew Shewhart (March 18, 1891 – March 11, 1967) was an American physicist, engineer and statistician, sometimes known as the father of statistical quality control.
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