I’m going to talk out loud for a sec. I have been listening…

IF THEY HAVE PROOF, JUST SHOW IT TO US!!

Well, today they have had data experts talk through their analysis & findings in a much more detailed manner.

I am finally beginning to understand why they have yet shown the public the blatant proof they claim to have. 2/

I work in IT. I have spent hundreds of hours pouring over data sets, searching for discrepancies in order to validate mass data mappings & migrations. Sometimes I have to dig into a million records. 3/

If I don’t catch data issues so that we can fix them before pushing the code to our live environment, the impact is tremendous. We could overstate earnings, lose millions of $ in business, kill our pipeline, and/or place our company at legal risk. 4/

My boss leaves me alone for weeks at a time so that I can perform this analysis. I bounce data points off the source file & I then off of 50 or more other data points. I then translate my findings into language that developers can understand & act on. I have a point in this... 4/

Sometimes my boss will ask me for an update. I’ll tell him the files look relatively clean or sometimes I say they are an absolute mess. At times, he wants me to explain & when I try to do so at a high-level, it can be very difficult to follow. However, I KNOW what I’m seeing. 5/

You see, the only way for me to rightly explain the data issues or discrepancies, it requires me to walk through it with someone so they can follow the logic & understand my findings. This is rarely a quick conversation. 6/

It can be frustrating because although I provide my written analysis which basically speaks to the integrity of the data, it means nothing until Dev sits down & listens/watches me walk through how I came to my conclusions so they can trace it back & fix the mappings. 7/

So, no matter how many times I say that the data is a wreck, it means nothing & is maybe even questioned until they put in the time to understand the analysis. Once they do, it is abundantly clear. 8/

The problem is, this takes EFFORT & DEDICATION which is something the mainstream media will not invest.

As a result, the data analysts sound crazy, or as though their findings are baseless, or that they are exaggerating. 9/

For the 1st time, I listened to the data scientists walk through some of their findings. They may sound like ridiculous nerds babbling on about numbers or statistical behavior, but the reason you hear confidence in their voices is because they have spent hours with the data. 10/

This is difficult because few will actually pay attention. I don’t really have confidence that the courts will *really* listen. However, you guys - the findings are without question very, very concerning. 11/

I don’t have much confidence that people will pay attention. I mean, I can see how it looks from the outside but I finally understand where they are coming from. I finally understand why we haven’t seen “proof”. This kind of proof isn’t easy to toss in front of the public. 12/

However, most court cases deal with evidence that may or may not be circumstantial. This evidence is fact. It’s hard numbers & data statistics which can be proven & anyone can perform the same analysis & balance with their exact numbers. 14/

I just hope that the courts actually listen to them. The media will remain lazy & they may never care to understand this & that’s the worst part. It’s going to take a small miracle for people to be convinced. Pray that the facts will be heard 🙏🏼 THIS IS REAL. /End

Also, I know my tweet numbering is messed up 😜. Sorry but whatevs 🤷🏻‍♀️