I Just Want to See the Raw Data!

I Just Want to See the Raw Data!

“I just want to see the raw data! No interpretation, no massaging the numbers, just the raw data straight out of the instrument!”

I sympathized with my non-scientist friend. She felt frustrated after reading a series of news items that began with a promising discovery, followed by a series of caveats, followed by more news stories reporting that no one knew for sure what was going on, and several more years of research would be required to clarify the findings from the initial report.

Originally published on LinkedIn, December 9, 2014
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