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Inspect · Practical data briefs

Workflow Challenges

Lessons teach the tools. Workflow Challenges ask you to use them.

Choose any brief. Each uses small synthetic datasets and runs independently. Time estimates are loose guidance.

10 independent briefsOpen any case file
IC01
Delivery / logistics

A delivery just arrived

A delivery file has arrived. Establish what it contains before anyone uses it.

CSV CSV intake
~10–15 minfile intake · schema · inspection
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IC02
Delivery / logistics

Prepare a focused extract

The East depot needs a list of completed deliveries, longest first.

Table Focused extract
~10–15 minselection · ordering · handoff
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IC03
Student attendance / study

Can this report use the data?

A study report requires known hours and scores. Establish what can be used without changing the incoming table.

Table Eligibility report
~10–15 minmissingness · population · validation
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IC04
Student attendance / study

Investigate repeated submissions

An attendance upload may contain repeated submissions. Prepare the evidence without deleting any records.

Table Duplicate evidence
~10–15 minrecord identity · data quality · investigation
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IC05
Products / sales

Who meets both conditions?

A product team needs the three largest available order lines from the East region.

Table Ranked shortlist
~10–15 minselection · ranking · summaries
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IC06
Café / orders

Understand the category mix

The morning café team wants to understand its drink mix.

Table Category profile
~10–15 minpopulation · frequencies · proportions
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IC07
Measurements / activity

Compare two measurements

Describe current-week activity in steps and minutes; do not mix in the previous week.

Table Measurement profile
~10–15 minselection · missingness · summaries
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IC08
Student attendance / study

Compare groups fairly

Compare study groups using attendees with known scores only.

Table Group comparison
~10–15 minpopulation · comparison · summaries
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IC09
Products / sales

Where do categories overlap?

Compare product categories across regions using available stock only.

Table Category matrix
~10–15 minselection · relationships · counts
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IC10
Delivery / logistics

Brief the next analyst

Give the next analyst a compact intake brief and a reliable completed-delivery summary.

Table Intake brief
~10–15 minschema · data quality · summaries
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