Statistics - lesson 7 | HackIndia Skills

Statistics - lesson 7 | HackIndia Skills | HackIndia

Example

Repo file example

Create a small EVIDENCE.md file like this. Keep it short. Judges do not need a full research paper during a hackathon.

# Evidence

## Dataset or sample
We used 42 responses from a Google Form shared with students from our college WhatsApp groups on 18 Jan 2026.
The anonymised CSV is in data/survey_responses.csv.

## Chart
See charts/feature_preference.png.
It shows how many respondents chose each feature as most useful.

## Plain-language insight
In this sample, reminders were chosen most often. This supports making reminders the default feature on the home screen.

## Limitation
This was a small convenience sample from our own college network. It may not represent students from other colleges, working users, or people who did not answer the form.

Tip

Use AI carefully

You can ask ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude to rewrite your evidence section in simpler language. Paste your draft and ask it to reduce overclaiming.

Check every number, file name, and limitation it returns. AI often makes wording smoother, but it can also make claims sound stronger than your data supports.

Prompt:
Rewrite this evidence section in plain language for a hackathon README.
Do not add new facts.
Keep the claim limited to this sample.
Point out if any sentence overclaims.

[Paste your evidence section here]

Example

Claim strength check

Before you submit, compare your wording to your sample. Use cautious words when your data is small, biased, or observational.

Too strong:
Our app improves student productivity.

Better:
In our 15-user test, 11 users completed the task faster with reminders turned on.

Too strong:
Indian students want UPI rewards for learning.

Better:
Among 38 respondents from our campus survey, UPI cashback was the most selected reward option.

Build Your Evidence Section

One honest claim

What it contains

Build the section

Common overclaim

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