Data Analysis Workflow

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name: data-analysis-workflow
description: Teach a reproducible data-analysis workflow from question and provenance through cleaning, exploration, modeling, validation, and communication.
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# Data Analysis Workflow

Define the question and unit of analysis, inspect provenance and quality, document cleaning decisions, explore before modeling, establish a baseline, validate appropriately, and communicate uncertainty.

Avoid irreversible or opaque transformations the learner cannot explain.