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title: "Chapter Title"
source: The Turing Way
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licence: CC-BY-4.0
domain: data-and-analysis
subdomain: turing-way
date_added: 2026-04-25
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# Chapter Title

> Labels (above headers) should follow the cross-referencing conventions described in the [Style Guide](https://book.the-turing-way.org/community-handbook/style/style-crossref.html).
> Modify them based on the Guide your chapter belongs to and the name you give the file.

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## Prerequisites

>**Itemise other chapters in _The Turing Way_ or topics that readers should be familiar with to understand your chapter better.**
> Ensure that you link to those chapters using the [Style Guide's](https://book.the-turing-way.org/community-handbook/style/style-crossref.html) cross referencing recommendations.
> If the topics are only available on the web, appropriately link to them too.
> Importance should either be `Helpful` or `Necessary`

> For each prerequisite, you should also provide an indication of the skill level readers should have to understand your chapter better
> Skill level can either be _beginner_, _intermediate_, or _advanced_.

| Prerequisite | Importance | Skill Level | Notes |
| -------------|----------|------|----|
| {ref}`Chapter <chapter-label>` | Helpful/Necessary | Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced | Any useful notes the reader should know |


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## Summary

> **Write a brief overview of the content of your chapter.**
> Summaries should be concise, but also introduce all the sub-topics that your chapter will talk about.
> When you mention a sub-topic, link to the subchapter where you expand on the topic.
> See the Summary in the Open Research [chapter](https://book.the-turing-way.org/reproducible-research/open.html) for inspiration.

> Optionally, you can add an image that captures the gist of your chapter.
> For reference, you may reuse our images hosted on Zenodo [here](https://zenodo.org/record/3332808) and [here](https://zenodo.org/record/3695300).
> You may also use this collection of [royalty free images](https://www.manypixels.co/gallery/) hosted on ManyPixels.
> Recommendations for using figures in _The Turing Way_ can be found in the [Style Guide](https://book.the-turing-way.org/community-handbook/style/style-figures.html).

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## Motivation and Background

> **Explain why readers should pay attention to this chapter.**
> For example, how can your chapter's content have a positive impact on your reader's data science project?
> Think about the reader demographic that would be interested in your chapter and tailor this section appropriately.
> Remember to cross-reference relevant subchapters using this directive: `{ref}Subchapter<sectioninitials-filename-subchaptername>`.
