[Intro] (Show me the numbers) [Verse 1] Correlation poses as the cause, find the hidden hand before applause Ten loud voices swear it's true, but one more trial cuts the story through A pretty chart can be a pretty mess Torture the table and it'll confess to anything you'd like to guess [Pre-Chorus] Who measured it, and how, and when? Can you show me that again? [Chorus] It's all about the data, not opinions that you hold Facts that stand up under pressure, that's the signal that is gold Garbage in is garbage out, no matter how it's sold It's all about the data, not opinions that you hold [Verse 2] Cherry-picked and curve-fit clean, the truest line is rarely seen Log the steps and keep the seed, so a stranger's run can prove the deed An outlier deserves a name before you cut it out of the frame Missing rows don't disappear, they're the questions no one wants to hear [Pre-Chorus] Who measured it, and how, and when? Can you show me that again? [Chorus] It's all about the data, not opinions that you hold Facts that stand up under pressure, that's the signal that is gold Garbage in is garbage out, no matter how it's sold It's all about the data, not opinions that you hold [Bridge] Show the error bars, show the n If it holds, then run it again If it breaks, then call it a win Now you know where to begin [Verse 3] A loud opinion fills the room, a quiet dataset cuts through the gloom Calibrate before you trust the gauge, or the error's written on every page Clean it, check it, share the source, let the evidence decide the course [Final Chorus] It's all about the data, not opinions that you hold Facts that stand up under pressure, that's the signal that is gold Garbage in is garbage out, no matter how it's sold It's all about the data, not opinions that you hold [Outro] Show the error bars, show the n If it holds, run it again It's all about the data
