Statistics in Brief: 8 Things Runners Should Know About Coffee

8 Things Runners Should Know About Coffee, from Runner's World Magazine, uses results from statistical studies to support it's claim that coffee has health and performance benefits. Firstly, the article cites studies that proved that coffee improves performance, boosts your brain, and helps with post-exercise recovery. Then, it also cites studies to support facts that many people most likely didn't know, such as that it is possible to have too much coffee, coffee doesn't dehydrate you, and you don't have to swallow coffee for it to be beneficial. By stating that studies indicated these effects, it results in the readers trusting the article more. Therefore, the statistics bring a sense of legitimacy to the article that wouldn't be there if the article didn't say how they know that these statements are true.