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DATA-LITERACY5 MIN READ

Treat the Tiny Survey Like a Clue

Frame a small-sample survey result as directional evidence rather than a settled fact.

The recap is due before end of day. Which recap sentence should Mina send? Early responses signal possible confusion, especially among the people who answered; broaden the pulse before changing the workflow again. Right. It names the evidence as early and directional, then connects uncertainty to the next data step. The survey proves the workflow is failing and should be rolled back today. Too strong. A small, possibly selective response pool cannot prove a process-wide failure by itself. Ignore the survey because a small sample has no value. Too dismissive. Small samples can surface hypotheses and language, but they need…

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