Task Plan: [Analytics Project Description]

Use this file as the durable roadmap for a data analytics or exploration session. Keep phase status current as the analysis advances.

Goal

State the analytical question or intended deliverable in one clear sentence.

[One sentence describing the analytical objective]

Current Phase

Name the phase currently being worked on.

Phase 1

Phases

Use only pending, in_progress, or complete for each status.

Phase 1: Data Discovery

• Identify and connect to data sources
• Document schemas and field descriptions in findings.md
• Assess data quality (nulls, duplicates, outliers, date ranges)
• Estimate dataset size and query performance
• Status: in_progress

Phase 2: Exploratory Analysis

• Compute summary statistics for key variables
• Visualize distributions and relationships
• Identify outliers and anomalies
• Document initial patterns in findings.md
• Status: pending

Phase 3: Hypothesis Testing

• Formalize hypotheses from exploratory phase
• Select appropriate statistical tests
• Run tests and record results in findings.md
• Validate findings against holdout data or alternative methods
• Status: pending

Phase 4: Synthesis & Reporting

• Summarize key findings with supporting evidence
• Create final visualizations
• Document conclusions and recommendations
• Note limitations and areas for further investigation
• Status: pending

Hypotheses

Record the questions under investigation as testable hypotheses.

1. [Hypothesis to test]
2. [Hypothesis to test]

Decisions Made

Record analytical choices, including tests, filters, exclusions, and their rationale.

Decision	Rationale

Errors Encountered

Record each distinct error, the attempt number, and the resolution. Change the approach before retrying a failed action.

Error	Attempt	Resolution
	1

Notes

• Update phase status as work progresses: pending to in_progress to complete.
• Re-read the goal and current phase before major analytical decisions.
• Log errors promptly so failed approaches are not repeated.
• Record query results and visual evidence in findings.md.