# Review my analysis for errors before it goes out

A rigorous second-pair-of-eyes check of an analysis for logic, data, statistical, and communication mistakes, ranked by severity.

- Topic: Data & Analysis
- Framework: RTF
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Write, Analyze, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/review-my-analysis-for-errors-before-it-goes-out

## Prompt

```text
Review my analysis for errors before I share it.

**The question it answers:** [BUSINESS QUESTION]
**The analysis:** [PASTE the write-up, key queries or code, tables, and chart descriptions]
**Data used:** [sources, date ranges, filters]
**Audience and what they will decide:** [e.g. "leadership deciding whether to expand the pilot"]

Check for:
1. **Question fit:** does the analysis actually answer the question asked, or a slightly different one?
2. **Data problems:** wrong filters, missing periods, duplicates from joins, test or internal records, survivorship bias, incomplete recent data.
3. **Logic and math:** denominators, averages of averages, percentage vs. percentage-point confusion, double counting, mismatched time windows.
4. **Statistics:** small samples, no measure of uncertainty, multiple comparisons, correlation presented as causation, Simpson's paradox, regression to the mean.
5. **Comparisons:** is the baseline fair? Are segments comparable?
6. **Charts:** truncated axes, misleading scales, unlabeled units.
7. **Conclusions:** are claims stronger than the evidence? Are caveats stated?

Return:
- A findings table: Issue | Where | Severity (critical / important / minor) | Why it matters | Suggested fix.
- The 3 checks I should run before sending.
- Rewritten versions of any overstated conclusions.

Be direct. If something cannot be judged from what I shared, say what you would need to see.
```

## What to fill in

- BUSINESS QUESTION
- sources, date ranges, filters
- e.g. "leadership deciding whether to expand the pilot"

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