Week 6: Problem Statements & Data

February 16-22, 2026

📖 Reading

• Read UW’s guide to data documentation
• Read OTC Chapter 2.9 – Recommendation and Feasibility Reports
• Read SWHR 1.1 – 1.3 – Research Question

📐 Prepare for class

• Reading Quiz Week 6

🥱 Monday 🌛

• Problem Statements
• In class activity: write good problem statements for examples

🐪️ Wednesday 🐦‍⬛

• Documenting Data
• Discussion of essential components of data documentation - Data documentation that matters for statistical analysis
• Discussion: The data documentation for the Metrics used in last semester’s budget cuts

🏋 Practice Your Skills

• Document data that you plan to use for your business report