If you’re a scientist or data professional, chances are that your hypothesis testing procedure lacks a crucial step that’s tragically — or tragicomically? — omitted from your typical coursework. Never fear, in this blog post I’ll show you the missing piece and why you’ll find the fix in the thespian’s playbook.
Act One, Scene One
The scene opens with you triumphantly scoring the budget to go collect some actual data. Perhaps it’ll all be digital; you’re off to tell your engineering team which variables to start logging or which online experiments to run. Or maybe you’re stepping out into the physical world to set some sensors, prep some pipettes, or whatever else it takes to get your hands on data. (Curious about the practical side of taking measurements from the real world? Check out my article about sampling trees.)