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Make sense of a chart or table in plain words

Numbers in a chart are confusing. Get what it shows and what it doesn't.

Updated 17 Oct 2026

The prompt · ChatGPT

Explain this chart or table.

Description or paste: [details]
My question: [what I need to know]
Source if known: [optional]

Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers.

Then:
1. What it shows in plain words.
2. The main takeaway.
3. What it does not show.
4. A caution about scale or missing context if relevant.

Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, steps or official URLs you're not sure of. UK English.

Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.

A short example

Fill the blanks, then paste. details: a short note you already have. what I need to know: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.

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