# Turn a business question into testable hypotheses

A prioritized backlog of hypotheses with the data needed to test each.

- Topic: Data & Analysis
- Framework: RCTFVV
- Level: Advanced
- Tags: Productivity, Analyze, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/turn-a-business-question-into-testable-hypotheses

## Prompt

```text
Role: Act as an insights manager scoping the analysis for a business question.

Context: The business question / goal: [QUESTION_GOAL]. What is already known or believed: [KNOWN]. Data assets available: [DATA_ASSETS]. Time and analyst capacity: [CAPACITY]. The decision this analysis will feed and by when: [DECISION_DEADLINE]. Constraints: [CONSTRAINTS].

Task: Produce: 8-12 hypotheses phrased as testable statements (specific enough to be shown true or false); for each - the analysis to test it, the data needed and whether we have it, the rough effort, and the expected decision value if it is true or false; then a prioritised backlog (value vs effort vs data readiness) with a suggested first 2-3 to run and why, and the questions that cannot be answered with current data.

Format: Sections: Hypotheses (table: statement | test | data | effort | value) | Prioritised backlog | Run first & why | Not answerable yet. ~450 words.

Verification: Flag hypotheses that are not actually testable with the data we have, or that are so vague any result confirms them; rewrite or drop them.

Validation: Check the top hypotheses against the decision: if we tested them, would the results actually change what the business does? Re-prioritise toward the ones that would.
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## What to fill in

- QUESTION_GOAL
- KNOWN
- DATA_ASSETS
- CAPACITY
- DECISION_DEADLINE
- CONSTRAINTS

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