d to confirm or reject hypotheses, and part of <strong>confirmatory data analysis</strong>. They are a very important part of scientific research, but they always rely on assumptions about the data generating process. Before conducting these analyses, it is crucial to assess whether these assumptions are reasonable, and this is where <strong>exploratory data analysis</strong> can help. <span class="citation">Tukey (<a href="#ref-Tukey1977EDA" role="doc-biblioref">1977</a>)</span>, a major proponent of explo