Drill-Down

Definition

Examining data in increasingly specific levels to understand root causes. It's basically asking 'why?' five times until you find the problem or give up.

Example Usage

We need to drill-down into the Q3 sales data to identify which regions underperformed.

Source: Business analytics terminology

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