It's possible to scientifically show that basketball does exist, and was man-made. There are other things that are not possible to do that with.
Sometimes apparently obvious numbers can be misleading.
Example: Some very small town has 5x the per-capita number of cancer illnesses than the country's average. Seems like you should look for a cause. But statistically, small towns will have a large variability vs. average because of the small population (a couple extra cases really affects the bottom line). So, compared to large cities, small towns will have more extremes--many more or fewer cases than average.
Another example: Hurricane number follows the sunspot cycle (which is 20 years I think?) So, having many more or fewer hurricanes the last couple years vs. a half-generation a go doesn't mean they were seeded by "Chem-Trails" from jets.
Sometimes apparently obvious numbers can be misleading.
Example: Some very small town has 5x the per-capita number of cancer illnesses than the country's average. Seems like you should look for a cause. But statistically, small towns will have a large variability vs. average because of the small population (a couple extra cases really affects the bottom line). So, compared to large cities, small towns will have more extremes--many more or fewer cases than average.
Another example: Hurricane number follows the sunspot cycle (which is 20 years I think?) So, having many more or fewer hurricanes the last couple years vs. a half-generation a go doesn't mean they were seeded by "Chem-Trails" from jets.