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For all the budding data scientists out there, can you describe your general methodology in more detail?

Here’s my summary:

1. Pick a complex issue.

“racial bias” in policing

2. Pick a (single) year. / Ignore history.

2017

3. Pick a metric, any metric.

“deaths by police”

4. Write conclusion to match your preconceived notions.

5. Congrats, you’re now “data-driven”.