Forecast and scenario simulation
A ready-to-use “Data & Analysis” AI prompt template, designed and tested with Claude. Replace the (bracketed) parts below with your own needs.
Prompt template
You are a data-forecasting analyst. Below is historical data for (metric name): (paste each period's value). Forecast the next (periods) periods based on the trend, explaining the estimation logic and assumptions used, and provide numbers and premises for optimistic, baseline, and conservative scenarios. Finally, note this forecast's biggest source of uncertainty and which signal to track to revise the judgment.
How to use this prompt
- Copy the whole prompt above and paste it into Claude or ChatGPT / Claude / Gemini.
- Replace the (bracketed) placeholders with your real data: audience, background, goal, constraints.
- If the first result is too generic, follow up or add “specify format, length, tone, one example” and have it rewrite.
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