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A Daily Lexicon of Trustworthy Data

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drill-down

/ˈdrɪl.daʊn/ - n.

1 [colloq.] The feature requested in every demo and used the day after the number is already wrong.Keep. Punchy.This is the problem.

Working definition

2. Navigation from an aggregate figure into its underlying detail to locate the source of a change.

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See also

ad hoc analysisA one-off query that becomes a weekly dependency the moment someone forwards the screenshot.
dashboardA wall of charts no one is assigned to act on.
data storytellingThe discipline of making a number persuasive before it is correct.