Most data analysts I know are using AI wrong.
They type things like "analyze this data" or "write me a SQL query" — and get back generic, surface-level responses. That's like telling a junior analyst "do analysis" with no brief, no context, no expectations.
The difference between a useless AI response and one that saves you 3 hours? The prompt.
I've spent months engineering prompts specifically for data workflows. Here are 5 that consistently deliver production-ready output — and the principles behind why they work.
1. The Universal Data Cleaner
