Explore a 36-minute conference talk by Katerina Chatzioannou from Caltech, presented at the Meeting of the National Research Group on Gravitational Waves at Institut Henri Poincaré in Paris. Delve into the flexible analysis of gravitational wave data, focusing on signal polarization and detector glitches. Gain insights into advanced techniques for interpreting and processing gravitational wave signals, and learn about the challenges posed by detector glitches in data analysis. Understand how these methods contribute to improving the accuracy and reliability of gravitational wave detection and characterization.