Results & Reporting

Capture findings, metrics, and insights in a way that stakeholders can easily digest. Use this page as the living history of outcomes.

Executive Summary

  • Brief description of current best model/performance.
  • Key takeaways and recommended actions.
  • Confidence level and caveats.

Metrics Dashboard

Date Model/Version Dataset Metric(s) Result Notes
2025-01-10 EXP-002 Random Forest Validation RMSE 1.23 Baseline
2025-01-17 EXP-003 Gradient Boosting Validation RMSE 1.05 Improved features

Populate this table with each iteration so trends are visible.

Visualisations

  • Confusion matrices, ROC/PR curves, lift charts, calibration plots.
  • Feature importance rankings, SHAP value distributions.
  • Time series forecasts vs. actuals, error histograms.
  • Store figures in reports/figures/ and reference them here.

Narrative Reports

  • Link to notebooks, slide decks, markdown reports, or external dashboards.
  • Summarise methodologies, experiments, and findings in a structured format:
    1. Problem recap
    2. Data overview
    3. Modelling approach
    4. Key results
    5. Business implications
    6. Recommendations

Stakeholder Communication

  • Meeting cadence (weekly sync, monthly steering committee).
  • Status updates (email, Slack, Confluence).
  • Contact list and escalation paths.

Next Steps & Open Questions

  • What needs to be validated next?
  • Remaining risks (data gaps, model drift, regulatory review).
  • Deployment blockers or dependencies on other teams.

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