# A computational thesis with Quarto: data, figures, tables and text

Decision workbook and teaching example · 2026-10-06

The completed case is fictional. Its values and decisions are not actual findings; complete your project using relevant permissions, methods and requirements.

- Project: ____________________
- Researcher and role: ____________________
- Date and version: ____________________
- Data seen before the decision: ____________________
- Aim and scope: ____________________

## Completed example

| Stage/decision | Example | Check or action |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Data | 12 synthetic teaching records | Define real rights, release and dictionary. |
| Analysis | Standard-Python research.py | Start with a clean run. |
| Prose | mean_score from a computation cell | Connect text values to outputs. |
| Check | Change an input and rerun | Reconcile sentence, table and figure. |
| Export | Example HTML and editable QMD | Review institutional Word/PDF separately. |

## Complete your own record

| Topic | Actual decision and reason | Evidence link and status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Data | __________ | __________ |
| Analysis | __________ | __________ |
| Prose | __________ | __________ |
| Check | __________ | __________ |
| Export | __________ | __________ |

## Completion checks

- [ ] Inputs, code, dictionary and environment record.
- [ ] Consistent numbers, tables and figures.
- [ ] README with execution and export checks.

## Changes and limitations

| Date | Change | Data known at decision time | Reason | Consequence for claim | Reviewer |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| __________ | __________ | __________ | __________ | __________ | __________ |

## Sources and further reading

- [Quarto — Inline computational results](https://quarto.org/docs/computations/inline-code.html)
- [Quarto — Word output](https://quarto.org/docs/output-formats/ms-word.html)
- [Quarto — PDF output and engines](https://quarto.org/docs/output-formats/pdf-basics.html)
- [Cornell Data Services — Writing READMEs for Research Data](https://data.research.cornell.edu/data-management/sharing/readme/)

Related guide: https://didgar-research-site1.vercel.app/en/guides/computational-thesis-quarto/