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Does Taylor Swift's album variants violate the assumption of independence?

No, that is not a dig at her romantic relationships. It is instead a question about the impact of her numerous variants on descriptive data in the music industry. And if you found your way to this blog, you know that I love a good, relevant, pop-culture-driven example for explaining statistical concepts. Especially somewhat dry concepts, like the assumption of independence when collecting data. Anyway. Per Microsoft Copilot: Across all formats, there are 34 different versions of the album: 8 vinyl 18 CD 1 cassette 7 digital Microsoft Copilot. (2025, November 8). Response to query about Taylor Swift’s album variants [AI-generated response]. Microsoft Copilot. https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueSwifties/comments/1n04kdu/the_life_of_a_showgirl_vinyl_variants_announced/ When overall album sales are counted by major industry players (Billboard, Luminate), every variant sale counts as one sale.  So, she is  selling many albums, but it raises the question of whether her sal...