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What's missing from this analysis?

Someone (maybe you) did an analysis and you want a sanity check before acting on it.

Works best in: Claude

Review this analysis. Tell me what's missing — what questions it doesn't answer that it should.

The analysis:
{{paste the analysis, summary, or findings}}

The decision it's informing:
{{what we plan to do with this}}

Walk me through:
1. **What's actually shown** — restate the conclusions in plain words
2. **What's missing** — questions a skeptical reader would ask that this analysis doesn't address
3. **Confounders not addressed** — alternative explanations for the patterns
4. **Selection bias** — who or what isn't in this data that should be?
5. **Effect size vs significance** — is the result big enough to matter, even if it's "real"?
6. **What I should do before acting** on this analysis — the minimum follow-up to be confident

Be willing to say "this analysis is fine, just act on it." Not every doc needs more rigor.
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