A Survival Guide to Data

8. A type of sample that Aunt Brenda's ghosts do not constitute
10. Example of a hobby that data might suggest is bad for knees
14. A statistical measurement that people often ignore for their gut feeling
15. The food eaten by a cousin's roommate in a rhetorical counter-argument
16. Process where other experts check a study before publication
17. A world that is messy and offers few black and white certainties
19. Part of a graph that can be manipulated to create a jump scare
21. You don't need to be a grandmaster of this to spot a dud
22. A red flag to check if a sugar company paid for a vegetable study
23. The informal alternative to formal research methods
24. Type of evidence based on personal stories like Aunt Brenda's

1. In statistics it means a result likely didn't happen by accident
2. A graph where the axis doesn't start at zero to exaggerate differences
3. What scientists call a data point that doesn't fit the pattern
4. Selecting only the most flattering results from a dataset
5. The author argues this should not be a dirty word
6. An admission of honesty rather than a mistake in a study
7. Ensuring a study is measuring what it actually claims to measure
9. You should ask for these numbers instead of just relative risk
11. When two things move together but one doesn't necessarily cause the other
12. Having empathy for people who are intimidated by statistics
13. A study where neither the researchers nor subjects know who got the treatment
17. Testing many variables until one shows a random result
18. The "Lies, Damned Lies" fallacy often favors this over data
20. A representative group used to represent a larger population