Context Matters

Imagine a weather report saying it’ll be 30 degrees tomorrow. Sounds fine, except you don’t know if that’s Celsius or Fahrenheit. Heck, it could be Kelvin and we’re all doomed. Context changes everything.

Numbers alone don’t tell the full story. If sales drop by 20%, is that bad? Maybe, but not if the whole industry is down 50%. Data without context is like reading a single line of a novel and thinking you understand the plot.

Before jumping to conclusions, always ask: “What’s the bigger picture?” Because in data, as in life, perspective is everything.