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R13DATASCI10X TEMPLATETemplate

Project README Outline

A scan-friendly structure for turning Build work into a clear portfolio artifact.

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DataSci10X Templates
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WORKBENCH NOTE

A README is the story and navigation for a project, not a duplicate of the notebook. Start with the reader’s question: what was the problem, what did you do, and what did the evidence support?

# Project Title

  • Use a specific title that names the domain or decision, not only the tool used.

## Problem and Why It Matters

  • State the business, analytical, or research problem in plain language.
  • Explain why an answer would be useful without inventing business impact.

## Data and Objective

  • Describe the source, unit of observation, timeframe, and important limitations.
  • List the key question, target, or objective the project addresses.

## Approach and Important Decisions

  • Summarize the workflow: cleaning, EDA, modeling if relevant, and validation.
  • Call out decisions that materially shaped the result, such as exclusions, split strategy, or metrics.

## Key Findings, Visuals, and Limitations

  • Lead with a few evidence-backed findings and include visuals that make them easier to inspect.
  • State what the analysis cannot establish, including small samples, missingness, or non-causal relationships.

## Recommendations and Next Steps

  • Suggest actions proportionate to the evidence.
  • Describe the next data, analysis, or validation step that would reduce uncertainty.

## Project Structure and How to Reproduce

  • Show where data, notebooks, source files, and outputs live.
  • Give concise setup and reproduction instructions, including assumptions a reviewer needs.