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Analyze a CSV and explain the findings

Upload a spreadsheet and get cleaning notes, key metrics, charts and plain-English findings with caveats.

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Written for GPT-6 (ChatGPT data analysis) · Updated 2026-10-16

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Attached is [dataset description]. Goal: [question, e.g. what drives churn]. Steps: 1) describe the columns and data quality issues, 2) clean (state every change), 3) compute key metrics, 4) make 3–5 charts that answer the goal, 5) summarize findings in plain English with confidence and caveats, 6) suggest the next analysis. Show the code you ran.

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