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Sanity-check this number before I share it
A figure jumped and you want to rule out your own query first.
This number looks wrong. Give me three cheap queries that would prove it is my SQL before I blame the data. Query:
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- Paste your own material where the prompt asks for it. Everything above that line is instruction, not content.
- Delete any rule that does not apply to you. A shorter prompt that fits beats a thorough one that does not.
- If the answer comes back vague, add a line saying what you do not want. Constraints work better than encouragement.
Numbers and metrics. Pinning down what a metric means, what a report measures, and whether a surprising number is real.
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