Review The Claim Behind The Chart
A chart can use the right numbers and still make the wrong claim. Check who was counted, which unit describes the change, and which points were actually measured. Do this before refining the slide’s design.
This text-only exercise uses fictional data, not a captured product test. It checks how an assistant reviews a draft chart description; it does not measure export compatibility or chart rendering.
Get The Pack
Send only the test input. Keep the review key and worksheet outside the conversation. Save the first response before requesting corrections.
Download comparison worksheet (.txt)
Check Three Slide Claims
| Case | Draft claim | What the source supports |
|---|---|---|
| V-01 | 60% of invitees finished onboarding. | 12 of 20 respondents reported finishing (60%). There were 50 invitees; the other 30 outcomes are unknown. |
| V-02 | Completion rose by 10%. | The measured share moved from 40% to 50%, a rise of 10 percentage points. No cause was established. |
| V-03 | December had 36 requests. | October had 24 and November had 30. December was not measured, so omit it from the observed series. |
An acceptable correction for V-02 is “Completion rose from 40% to 50%, up 10 percentage points.” A relative increase of 25% is also mathematically valid when clearly labeled, but it is not the requested percentage-point headline. Neither form establishes why completion changed.
Check the values and labels together. For example, replacing “invitees” with “respondents” in V-01 does not help if the chart still labels its denominator as 50. For V-03, an unknown value is not zero.
Return With The Same Input
Use the worksheet to retain the first output, visible settings and evidence for each case. Repeat the same pack after a relevant change to the tool or instructions. If you have no comparable earlier output, record a baseline instead of an improvement.
Return to the practice shelf entry for the same input. Then choose your next check based on what the output preserved or changed.
Check The Actual Export Separately
Open the exported slide in the recipient’s application. Check chart labels, axis units, missing values, readable source notes and whether the data can be edited as required. A passing text review does not prove the file will open or that the graphic matches the reviewed description.
Use the presentation handoff checklist for that test. Keep private data out of unapproved services and retain your completed worksheet in an approved location.