Data Analysis Loop

A hypothesis → verify reflection loop over a dataset. The artifact is a findings report; the feedback signal is verification — a finding only counts if re-running the computation confirms it at a meaningful effect size. The discipline this enforces: no insight without a number behind it. A plausible claim the data does not support is discarded, not softened; every line in the report can be reproduced from the dataset.

When to use

Use this for open-ended, self-checking exploration of a bound dataset where each finding must survive an independent re-computation. Default to broad exploration across the columns; if the user gives a focus question, let it steer the hypotheses. Not for diagnosing one known anomaly or for checking an external claim against the literature.

Setup