Common Analytics Mistakes and Their Implications
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Common Analytics Mistakes and Their Implications

Corrected by Melik Can Sariyer · on When Notes Fly · 11 July 2026 · View published page ↗

Explore common analytics errors that can skew results, including confusing correlation with causation.

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−documented in detail by journalist Lynn Cowan and in Shira Ovide's 2021…
+documented in detail by journalist Mina Kimes in her 2013 Bloomberg Businessw…
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−failed to replicate in a 2017 study by Eva Ranehill and colleagues published…
+failed to replicate in a 2015 study by Eva Ranehill and colleagues published…
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−A 2018 meta-analysis by Alexander Sisk and colleagues in…
+A 2018 meta-analysis by Victoria F. Sisk and colleagues in…

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All 3 named corrections already correctly applied in body text: Mina Kimes/2013 Bloomberg Businessweek for the Sears reporting, Eva Ranehill's 2015 power-posing replication study, and Victoria F. Sisk (not Alexander Sisk) as lead author of the 2018 growth-mindset meta-analysis. FAQ checked, no fabrication present. No changes needed.

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