Principles of good data analysis

Shared from gregreda.com on April 8, 2026.

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Greg Reda, Greg Reda,

This is an older link, but the basics age well: understand the question, inspect the data, be skeptical of easy patterns, and communicate the analysis so someone can use it.

I am keeping the original http URL because that is the canonical source that still resolves. The content fits the site's recurring theme: analysis is decision support, not chart production.

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