I couldn’t wait to get to the Guinness brewery after landing in Dublin. Yes, I was eager to taste a pint nearly fresh off the line, but I was also curious to see if there would be any indication that the brewery was home to arguably one of the most important developments in the field of statistics. I was not disappointed.

There on the wall in the old Guinness Storehouse was a lone plaque paying homage to brewer, chemist, and statistician, William Sealy Gosset. Unfortunately, none of the other tourists had a clue why my husband and I hurried toward it to snap some photos. But I digress....

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