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# Quick Look: Example Prompt Repository

The following list the various prompting examples that showcase different data analysis techniques discussed above. Below are sample prompts that combine use case categories to give a quick overview of how Lumi can be prompted.

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<summary><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Performance Metrics Analysis</strong>:</mark> Evaluate various business metrics across dimensions.</summary>

<mark style="color:green;">**Example Prompt:**</mark> *Show me total purchase quantity and total purchase cost for every item in 2023. Also, list the number of distinct suppliers we bought from. Output: item\_id, description, Total Purchase Quantity, Total Purchase Cost, Currency Code, Distinct Supplier Count. Sort by total purchase cost.*

<mark style="color:red;">**Bad Prompt Example:**</mark> *Show me purchases for 2023.*

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<summary><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Time Series Analysis</strong>:</mark> Analyze and track trends over time.</summary>

<mark style="color:green;">**Example Prompt:**</mark> *Can you show me gross profit for every month over the past 12 months for customer C000322?*

<mark style="color:red;">**Bad Prompt Example:**</mark> *Tell me how much money xyz customer paid every month.*

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<summary><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Comparative Analysis</strong>:</mark> Compare metrics across different time periods.</summary>

<mark style="color:green;">**Example Prompt:**</mark> *Which customers have experienced the largest decline in gross profit when comparing the last 3 months to the previous 3 months? Output: Customer, Customer Name, Currency Code, Last 3 Months, Previous 3 Months.*

<mark style="color:red;">**Bad Prompt Example:**</mark> *Which customers lost money?*

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<summary><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Cumulative Analysis:</strong></mark> Calculate cumulative totals or running sums.</summary>

<mark style="color:green;">**Example Prompt:**</mark> *Calculate gross profit in 2024 YTD for each customer.*

<mark style="color:red;">**Bad Prompt Example:**</mark> *What are the profits this year?*

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<summary><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Segmentation</strong>:</mark> Divide data into meaningful segments based on common characteristics.</summary>

<mark style="color:green;">**Example Prompt:**</mark> *What are the top purchased items in April 2024 that were bought from multiple suppliers? Include relevant details*

<mark style="color:red;">**Bad Prompt Example:**</mark> *What were the top items in April?*

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<summary><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Correlations</strong>:</mark> Explore relationships between two variables.</summary>

<mark style="color:green;">**Example Prompt:**</mark> *What is the marketing spend and sales revenue, by month in 2023. Include relevant details.*

<mark style="color:red;">**Bad Prompt Example:**</mark> *Show me marketing and sales numbers.*

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<summary><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Anomaly Detection</strong>:</mark> Detect unusual data patterns or outliers.</summary>

<mark style="color:green;">**Example Prompt:**</mark> *What are the top 5 orders with the lowest margin percentage.*

<mark style="color:red;">**Bad Prompt Example:**</mark> *Are there any weird orders?*

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<summary><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Market Basket Analysis</strong>:</mark> Analyze purchasing patterns.</summary>

<mark style="color:green;">**Example Prompt:**</mark> *What are the finished goods with the highest average sales volume in July (across all years) that are currently out of stock?*

<mark style="color:red;">**Bad Prompt Example:**</mark> *What sold the most in July that's out of stock?*

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