[Verse] Why do we care about rules in stats Why check the ground where our numbers sat Cuz if the base is shaky The tower will fall Assumptions matter They're the heart of it all [Prechorus] Math is picky Stats is proud Follow the rules or it screams out loud [Chorus] Check the base Don’t skip the test Your model’s only as strong as the rest Normality Freedom Data not missing Statistical truth’s in the details you’re dismissing [Verse 2] Residuals They like a bell Curve so smooth No peaks to tell If they go rogue Your predictions stray Normality keeps chaos at bay [Prechorus] Look for patterns Odd and strange Without the curve Your model’s deranged [Chorus] Check the base Don’t skip the test Your model’s only as strong as the rest Normality Freedom Data not missing Statistical truth’s in the details you’re dismissing [Bridge] But assumptions complicate the path we take Can't meet them all, for logic's sake Researcher’s freedom, choice to be made What to value, what to evade Subjective lines in data we draw Ranking woes in what we saw [Bridge] But assumptions complicate the path we take Can't meet them all, for logic's sake Researcher’s freedom, choice to be made What to value, what to evade Subjective lines in data we draw Ranking woes in what we saw [Chorus] Check the base Don’t skip the test Your model’s only as strong as the rest Normality Freedom Data not missing Statistical truth’s in the details you’re dismissing [Chorus] Check the base Don’t skip the test Your model’s only as strong as the rest Normality Freedom Data not missing Statistical truth’s in the details you’re dismissing
