Prepare
Check definitions, missing values and time period.
SMART DATO CODEDATA NOTE / 01EXPLORATORY VIEW
Smart Dato Code / FIELD NOTE 16
Read the signal, keep the context.
A data practice focused on context, interpretation and careful communication.
Explore the idea ↓QUESTION
What shape might be hiding in the inputs?
METHOD
Clean the source, preserve context, compare patterns.
READOUT
Show uncertainty as clearly as the signal.
HIGHLOW
MODEL A useful explanation of a pattern, not the pattern itself. / SIGNAL Something worth investigating.
Read a signal without losing the context
A chart can summarize information, but interpretation still needs a clear question.
Compare
Use consistent units and explain the chosen baseline.
Explain
Share the implication and the limits together.