Prompt · Data Analysts
Topic Modeling Analysis
Use this when you need to discover the main themes or topics in a collection of text documents.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- 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
- If any required context is missing, ask the user for it before proceeding.
- 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).
- Identify the top 5–10 topics, each with a label and a set of relevant keywords.
- Summarize the significance of each topic in relation to the stated goals.
- 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?