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ChatGPT For Data Visualization: You Don't Need Any Coding Skills!

Even though the saying, "seeing is believing," may not always be true but we might all agree that things in the visual form are easier to understand. AI-based technologies do this magical thing of converting raw data into eye-pleasing and easy-to-understand information. ChatGPT for data visualization is the newest tool in the market that garnering the attention of professionals.

In this article, we will explore how ChatGPT for data visualization can be used and what are its benefits. So, what are you waiting for? Let's begin this journey and see how modern-day technologies can revolutionize your career and provide you with endless job opportunities.

ChatGPT for Data Visualization as a BI Tool

Compelling visualizations help in the representation of information in the form of graphs, maps, and charts. If you see it from a different perspective then you can understand how much it is capable of assisting professionals in the field of business management, financial analytics, and data science.

Let's explore how ChatGPT for data visualization is a great Business Intelligence (BI) tool.

Suggesting the Data Visualization Methods

If you are wondering what data visualization method you should use to represent information, then ChatGPT can help a little in this regard. The chatbot is equipped to offer suggestions on choosing the correct data visualization method from among a wide range of options.

For instance, we were working on the annual report for our company. However, massive data on different topics got us a bit confused. We did not want to use irrelevant data visualization methods as they would not present the data in a logical way. So, we used ChatGPT and asked for different custom visualization methods that can be used for a business report. Have a look at what it suggested:

The chatbot suggested different AI-powered data visualization methods and where/how they should be used, such as car charts, line charts, heat maps, Sankey diagrams, and scatter plots.

We used this understanding of different types of data visualization methods and employed them in our Campus Employer Branding Report 2023. We made use of plenty of vertical and horizontal bar charts. These charts allowed us to show different categories and their distribution easily. If you have a look at the report, you will see how these simple bar charts present such complex information in the simplest manner possible.

 

So, here we highlighted how suggestions with simple prompts can help you so much in creating eye-pleasing and highly informative official documents.

You can also use the following prompts to get help with ChatGPT's AI-powered data visualization:

"suggest when should we use a [name of the data visualization method such as pie chart, graph, or maps]?"

"What are the best practices for using a [name of the data visualization method such as pie chart, graph, or maps]?"

"What are the weaknesses of [name of the data visualization method such as pie chart, graph, or maps]?"

Here, we saw that ChatGPT can provide you with suggestions and help you make informed decisions about dynamic visualization methods. However, this is not it. ChatGPT for data visualization can do a little more than this. Let's see below:

Providing Codes to Draw

ChatGPT can be an assistive and powerful tool for drawing charts using other technologies. Although the chatbot cannot draw beautiful charts, it can help you complete the task with the help of other technologies.

For instance, we wanted to embed a chart in the HTML post. Because Unstop was planning to make the Campus Employer Branding Report 2023 available on its website so that everyone can have access to it, it needed to learn how our bar charts can be embedded into the HTML code. We didn't fret because we had ChatGPT assisting us.

We used an efficient prompt and ChatGPT created the code for us. We used this code to embed our bar graphs into the blog post.

  HTML SNIPPET IS HERE

(The code has been written by ChatGPT.)

ChatGPT for Finding Databases

Having a dataset or access to a database is the first step in data visualization practice.

However, you may not always be lucky to have a sample dataset ready all the time. There are plenty of times when do not have adequate data. Let's say you want to prepare a market report for your product, but you do not have enough data for comparative analysis. And when you lack enough data to conduct a comparative analysis, the findings of your report come across as incomplete or biased. Moreover, you fail to do data-driven decision-making.

A real-world example can be: if you are making a report on a certain product of your company, you might want to show how similar products of your competitors are performing in the market. But it is possible that you may not have the relevant market data to support your claims. In this scenario, you can use ChatGPT to find databases from the internet. ChatGPT can help you locate authentic and high-quality websites. You can often refer to these websites and export the data in different formats such as CSV, CSV for Excel, JSON, etc.

Moreover, you can use these databases to create visual graphics and show a comparative analysis for valuable insights. For example, as a hiring platform, we often need data on the number and quality of different educational institutes in the country. It helps us to align the interests of students with the recruiters and vice versa. Based on this knowledge, we design our products and services.

In cases like these, ChatGPT can be used to locate databases on educational institutes in the country from official sources. The data received from these sources is assimilated and data visualization methods are used to place these institutes in different categories.

So, this is how several other companies like ours can use ChatGPT to find useful for finding databases for creating visual graphics.

ChatGPT for Converting Datasets

Sometimes you have data in one format but you need it in a different format. For instance, the data might be available in the JSON or CSV file format and you might need it in another format to create visual representations for it. Here, you can use ChatGPT for data visualization and get the dataset in your desired format.

Use this simple ChatGPT for a data visualization prompt:

"use the following JSON data and convert it into a table with [number of columns], with column names [column name 1], [column name 2]...

<enter JSON data>"

ChatGPT for Data Visualization as a Graphic Designing Tool

On our journey to use ChatGPT for data visualization, we will find that the chatbot lacks AI-powered data visualization tools. The architecture of ChatGPT is based on Large Language Models (LLMs) of Natural Language Processing capabilities. It means that the chatbot is trained to analyze and execute only language-based tasks. It cannot generate visual data. However, you can use other technologies and get stunning visualizations.

First, you can use ChatGPT to access data and convert it into the desired format, as we discussed above.

Second, you can learn how to use other technologies, like programming languages, for interactive data visualization processes. For example, Python and R can help you to convert your raw data into various chart types, maps, and graphs.

Here, ChatGPT can walk you through the process and steps to help you with creating amazing visualization graphics.

You can read more ChatGPT for graphic designers here: ChatGPT For Graphic Designers (2023): A Guide With Examples

Now it might be true that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, but looking at data from AI-generated graphics is a different thing together. A simple pie chart can save you the time and effort of beating your head against hundreds of rows and columns of raw data.

Hope this article was useful in helping you to understand how you can do stunning data visualization with ChatGPT.

For more informative articles in ChatGPT, stay tuned to Unstop, your one stop for all the details you need for a successful career.

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Gurpreet Saini
Sr. Associate Content Writer

An avid reader and an ambitious traveller, I like to curate stories. The instinctive desire to explore the unchartered territories of the unknown and unseen inspires me to find wonder in the cosmos. I find solace in the embrace of nature, and hope to create an environment of peace wherever I go.

Updated On: 29 May'23, 06:09 PM IST