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		Izkata on Oct 1, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Fine, I'll run a regression analysis but it won't ... For the downvoters, we even have a name for this: Anscombe's quartet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anscombe%27s_quartet Always visualize your data.

biorach on Oct 1, 2023 [–]

The downvotes were due to the complete lack of context in the vaguely derogatory post.

flashback2199 on Oct 1, 2023 | [–]

Plots are such a basic expectation for stats that I don't see why I should be required to write more about it..

biorach on Oct 1, 2023 | | [–]

just give some context dammit

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