Form and document the root-cause conclusion
Reasons over the breakdown table to form a hypothesis about why the metric moved, weighs competing explanations, and documents a conclusion or next probe.
In / outBreakdown table + anomaly context → root-cause hypothesis with rationale, or named unknown with next probe
You might say…
“I have the breakdown in front of me but three possible causes and no way to choose — I need a reasoned hypothesis I can act on or test.”
What it does
Reasons over the breakdown to form a hypothesis about why the metric moved, weighs competing explanations, and documents a conclusion — a named cause or an explicitly acknowledged unknown with the next probe to try. Used once the breakdown table exists, to reach the focused exit of the diagnostic sitting.
Trigger: Use once the breakdown table exists, to reach a focused diagnostic conclusion before deciding what to change.
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