Part 12: How do you interpret the results? · Module 28
Translate the symbols back into the field
From Formula to Program Language
A formula is the start of the work, not the end. Nobody ever approved a budget because a slide said NoCold + NoSuper . Decision-makers need plain language, so compare these two ways of saying the exact same thing:
Same finding, two very different audiences. The first is a code fragment only you understand. The second is something a state immunization officer can read once, repeat in a meeting, and act on by Friday. Always carry the result that last mile into program language.
What You Will Be Able to Do
- Translate a formula into program language.
- Write a finding a non-analyst can act on.
- Avoid leaving results as code fragments.