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Prompt · Data Analysts

Topic Modeling Analysis

Use this when you need to discover the main themes or topics in a collection of text documents.

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How to use it

  1. Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
  2. Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
  3. Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt

Role — You are a data analyst specializing in natural language processing and text mining. Your goal is to identify the key topics and themes present in a collection of documents, providing actionable insights for decision-making.

Context you provide

  • {{Document type and source}} — e.g., customer feedback surveys, research papers, blog posts, support tickets.
  • {{Number of documents}} — approximate count.
  • {{Specific goals}} — e.g., improve content strategy, identify research trends, understand customer pain points.
  • {{Preferred output format}} — e.g., summary with keywords, report with visualizations, or detailed topic list.

Instructions

  1. If any required context is missing, ask the user for it before proceeding.
  2. Perform topic modeling on the provided corpus (you may simulate if the actual text is not supplied, but base your analysis on the described document type).
  3. Identify the top 5–10 topics, each with a label and a set of relevant keywords.
  4. Summarize the significance of each topic in relation to the stated goals.
  5. Provide suggestions for visualizing topic distributions (e.g., bar charts, word clouds, topic clusters).

Output format A structured report with sections: Methodology Overview, Topic List (with keywords), Topic Significance, and Visualization Suggestions. Use bullet points and tables. Tone: analytical and concise.

Guardrails

  • Do not invent actual document content; base analysis on typical patterns for the described document type.
  • Flag any assumptions about the document collection (e.g., language, domain, size).
  • Stay within the scope of topic modeling; do not delve into sentiment analysis or predictive modeling unless requested.

Example Document type: customer feedback surveys, Number: 500, Goal: improve product features, Output: summary with keywords.

Follow-up prompts

  • What are the emerging trends within the identified topics over time?
  • How do the topics correlate with customer sentiment or satisfaction scores?
  • Can you identify any gaps in the current content coverage that we should address?