Falsifiable hypotheses. The antidote to torturing your data. (leanca.mp)

3 points by SaintSal ↗ HN
The expression "Torture your data long enough and it'll tell you anything" was hung in a banner in the information analytics department of a direct marketing agency I worked for. It was a friendly deterrent to creatives and account execs who might have a predetermined conclusion for an analysis. In startups, we call can confuse that with vision - so here are a few examples of using falsifiable hypotheses to help avoid that trap.

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