Beginning ChatGPT for Data Analysis
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Class Code |
Date |
Delivery Method |
Cost |
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ITS-1930 |
- Tue Jan 21, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
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Live Online - 1 session |
$300 |
This course teaches professionals how to use large language models like ChatGPT for data analysis, visualization, and processing across formats such as Excel, PDFs, and PowerPoints, highlighting various tool capabilities.
- Program Description
This course equips professionals with insights into how large language models such as ChatGPT facilitate data analysis, visualization, and multi-format data processing. Discover the potential of various tools for managing Excel spreadsheets, PDFs, PowerPoints, and more.
- Learning Objectives
- Grasp the data understanding and processing capabilities of tools like ChatGPT.
- Upload and access data from local storage, Google Drive, or Microsoft 365.
- Utilize ChatGPT's data analysis tool for Python programming to process or visualize data.
- Modify spreadsheets, alter cells, or append new columns.
- Combine data files to merge or enhance your datasets.
- Generate fresh content like Excel sheets, PowerPoint presentations, or PDFs from existing data.
- Topic Outline
Part One: Introduction
- Introduction to ChatGPT for data analysis and visualization.
- Mastery of ChatGPT interface and features.
- Enhancement of ChatGPT instructions for better data analysis performance.
- Strategies for managing private and sensitive data.
Milestone 1: Data retrieval from a PDF file.
Part Two: Data Processing
- Engage with ChatGPT's vision, file uploading, and Code Interpreter.
- Explore the Advanced Data Analysis tool.
- Create simulated data.
- Debugging and code generation with ChatGPT.
Milestone 2: Data merging and processing in multiple Excel spreadsheets.
Part Three: Advanced Topics
- Develop specialized GPTs for particular data tasks.
- Construct modular GPTs with agentive functions.
- Explore large file handling with Anthropic's Claude.
- Investigate Google Gemini's data analysis methods.
Milestone 3: Development of custom modular GPTs for data analysis tasks.
- Prerequisites
Ensure you have a ChatGPT account (https://chat.openai.com/auth/login) from OpenAI. Consider upgrading to a paid subscription for access to enhanced features unavailable on the Free plan.
Explore alternatives to ChatGPT including Anthropic's Claude (https://claude.ai/), Microsoft's Copilot (https://copilot.microsoft.com/), and Google's Gemini Chatbot (https://gemini.google.com/app).
Ray Villalobos is an AI and Full-stack Development teacher and trainer. He works as a Senior Staff Instructor at LinkedIn Learning where he's author more than 120 courses. He's also a public speaker who has appeared in conferences like GitHub Universe, OReilly's Fluent and others.
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