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# [[Principles for reporting results]]
## Explain results at different levels
Think about what your report leads others to believe.
![[The Art of Statistics (lit)#^73b378]]
## Visualize data
Consider the best way to communicate results. For example, think about supplementing text with other media.
- [[Technical testing documentation as videos]]
- Interactive dashboards, such as the ones [[Tableau]] makes.
![[The Art of Statistics (lit)#^be1752]]
## Don't mistake correlation for causation
![[The Art of Statistics (lit)#^5207ac]]
Instead, consider other possible factors that might be at play that might affect *both* variables.
## Report summary statistics, but also:
- [[Describing the spread of a data distribution|Report the spread of the data]]
- "Communicate data in a non-biased and non-manipulative way."