Will That Study Work For You? The 2-Page Litmus Test

Tired of reading about health studies with impressive "average" results, only to try the intervention and see no results at all?

This simple 2-page handout distills the core concepts from the blog post "How to Credibility-Check Health News Like a Data Scientist" into a quick, easy-to-reference guide. It's designed to empower you to think critically about the health news you read every day.

Inside, you'll find a clear summary of:

• The Plausibility Check: A simple rule to spot a potentially flawed study from the start (the "Apples and Watermelons" problem).
• The Translatability Check: A framework for understanding if a study's "signal" is loud enough to overcome your personal biological "noise."
• The N-of-1 Mindset: A reminder of the most important step in any health journey—testing on yourself to find what truly works.

Keep this handout on your desktop or print it out to become a more confident and effective consumer of health research.

(This is a 2-page PDF file.)