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Analyse a named real publicly available physics dataset from a recognised source: CERN Open Data Portal, NASA Exoplanet Archive, IPAC Infrared Science Archive, Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), LIGO Open Science Center gravitational wave data, or equivalent. Document the full analysis methodology: data source and version, preprocessing steps, statistical analysis with appropriate tests, results with uncertainty quantification, and conclusions with physical interpretation. The proof is the analysis report plus the code or documented methodology sufficient for independent reproducibility. Real physics datasets contain real measurement noise, real systematic effects, and real signal-to-noise challenges — rigorous analysis of them produces artifacts of equal scientific value to lab-collected data. Reviewed by a physicist who challenges your interpretation of uncertainty in the results and asks whether alternative explanations for the observed pattern are consistent with the data.