In this multi-part transcript from a hypothetical trial, we find Lionel Loosefit standing before a court and facing charges of gross statistical misconduct when performing a regression analysis. Day one featured testimony by the prosecutor; during day two, the evidence is put to the test during reexamination. On the third day, the prosecution addresses errors in the defendant’s regression model.

Prosecutor: Your honor, I’d like to briefly reexamine the witness.

Judge [Yawning]: Keep it short. We’ve all got other work to do. And I’ll remind you our stenographer is typing with his pinky finger.

Prosecutor: Dr. Tabber, are histograms always definitive indicators of normality?

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