# data-analysis

This skill runs an R analysis workflow from data inspection to regressions and publication-ready tables and figures. Use it when a dataset needs empirical analysis.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 1671
- Author: pedrohcgs
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/pedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow/tree/HEAD/.claude/skills/data-analysis/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-27
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/pedrohcgs-data-analysis

## What it does

Before writing analysis code, the skill reports what it found in the dataset and which project rules it read. It then creates numbered scripts under `scripts/R/`, checks variables and missing values, makes diagnostic plots, and runs regressions. Panel data uses `fixest`; cross-sectional analysis uses `lm` or `glm`.

Outputs go to `output/`, including tables, figures, and RDS objects. Tables can use `modelsummary` or `stargazer`, while figures use `ggplot2`; the generated script is also sent to the `r-reviewer` agent. Each regression specification, including failed or dropped runs, is appended to `quality_reports/spec-ledger.md`; earlier rows must remain unchanged. The project needs `.claude/rules/r-code-conventions.md`. If the dataset cannot be read, the workflow stops and asks the user to resolve the input problem.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow --skill data-analysis -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/data-analysis/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/data-analysis/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow --skill data-analysis -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/data-analysis/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow --skill data-analysis -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/data-analysis/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install pedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow data-analysis
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/data-analysis/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow --skill data-analysis -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/pedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow --path .claude/skills/data-analysis
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/data-analysis/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add pedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow --skill data-analysis -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/pedrohcgs/claude-code-my-workflow/tree/HEAD/.claude/skills/data-analysis/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- inspect dataset variables and missing values
- create diagnostic plots and summary statistics
- estimate regressions for a research question
- export tables and figures for publication
- log every attempted regression specification

## Example prompts
- Analyze `data/county_panel.csv` and report missing values and key distributions.
- Estimate the effect of education on wages with state fixed effects.
- Run a regression on `data/study.rds` and prepare publication-ready tables.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: data-analysis
description: End-to-end R data analysis pipeline — exploration → cleaning → regression → publication-ready tables and figures. Use when user says "analyze this dataset", "run a regression on X", "explore this CSV", "full analysis workflow", "get me summary stats and a regression", or points at a `.csv`/`.rds`/`.dta` and asks for empirical results. Produces numbered R scripts in `scripts/R/` and outputs to `output/`.
argument-hint: "[dataset path or description of analysis goal]"
allowed-tools: ["Read", "Grep", "Glob", "Write", "Edit", "Bash", "Agent", "Task", "Monitor"]
---

# Data Analysis Workflow

Run an end-to-end data analysis in R: load, explore, analyze, and produce publication-ready output.

**Input:** `$ARGUMENTS` — a dataset path (e.g., `data/county_panel.csv`) or a description of the analysis goal (e.g., "regress wages on education with state fixed effects using CPS data").

---

## Constraints

- **Follow R code conventions** in `.claude/rules/r-code-conventions.md`
- **Save all scripts** to `scripts/R/` with descriptive names
- **Save all outputs** (figures, tables, RDS) to `output/`
- **Use `saveRDS()`** for every computed object — Quarto slides may need them
- **Use project theme** for all figures (check for custom theme in `.claude/rules/`)
- **Run r-reviewer** on the generated script before presenting results

---

## Workflow Phases

### Phase 0: Pre-Flight Report

**Before writing any analysis code, produce a Pre-Flight Report** showing you read the inputs. This prevents the common failure mode where the agent hallucinates variable names or skips project conventions.

Output block (in your response to the user, before Phase 1):

```markdown
## Pre-Flight Report

**Dataset:** [path]
- Variables found: [list from head()/names()]
- Rows: [count]
- Key types: [e.g., "outcome=numeric, treatment=binary, state=factor"]
- Missing-data summary: [% missing per key var]

**Project conventions read:**
- `.claude/rules/r-code-conventions.md` — [one-line summary of most relevant rule]
- `.claude/rules/content-invariants.md` — [INV-9, INV-10, INV-11, INV-12 applicable]

**Task interpretation:** [one sentence restating what the user asked for]

**Plan:** [3-5 bullet outline of the R script structure]
```

If any input cannot be read (missing file, unreadable format), stop and ask the user before proceeding.

### Phase 1: Setup and Data Loading

1. Create R script with proper header (title, author, purpose, inputs, outputs)
2. Load required packages at top (`library()`, never `require()`)
3. Set seed once at top in YYYYMMDD format (per `r-code-conventions.md`), e.g. `set.seed(20260415)` (INV-9)
4. Load and inspect the dataset

### Phase 2: Exploratory Data Analysis

Generate diagnostic outputs:
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