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Interesting Data is Usually Wrong

Mike Cisneros breaks the bad news:

Tony Twyman made his name as a pioneer in the field of audience research for television and radio in the UK. For our discussion today, though, he’s best remembered for a single, enduring quotation, which is now known as Twyman’s Law:

“Any figure that looks interesting or different is usually wrong.”

Read on for a good example of how the hunt for an interesting story turned into something resolutely normal after fixing a pair of data issues.