Task prompt · Data
Explain a correlation without overclaiming
by Agent Yard TeamGet a careful explanation of what a relationship in your data does and doesn't show.
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Prompt
I found this relationship in my data: [DESCRIBE, e.g. customers who use feature X spend 30% more]. Sample size and period: [DETAILS]. Explain: 1. What this result supports, in one honest sentence. 2. At least 4 other explanations (reverse cause, a hidden third factor, selection effects, chance). 3. What extra data or test would tell them apart. 4. How I should word this in a report so I don't overclaim.
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