ABSTRACT

This chapter presents the aforementioned narratives to provide the framework for two objects of word art and one object of noesis. From the ancient Egypt civilization circa 3200 BC, there is limestone concrete proof that art and science coexist. The Egyptian pyramids are a feat of scientific engineering and creation of real art. William Jones in 1706 entangled an absorbing faceless number. The chapter proposes the statistical golden rule—an application of the well-known golden ratio in the context of statistical practice. The statistical golden rule (SGR) is the average of the two golden ratios, in which the quantities a and b are, say, science units and art units employed in a statistical undertaking. The assignment of the units can be self-reported by the engaged statistician, or an independent overseer can make the allocation. The concept of balancing art and science should not imply a liberal view of art being more important than science.