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Choose mean, median, or quantiles for a spreadsheet metric
Match the summary statistic to the decision, metric scale, distribution, weighting, and tail risk
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Perplexity prompt templates for research and practical work
Explore Perplexity prompt templates for research questions, source checks, comparisons, writing, planning, and evidence-aware decisions
Use these templates to define the question, acceptable evidence, missing information, and desired output before working in Perplexity. Always open and verify consequential sources yourself. Test status is displayed separately from general portability.
How to use this collection
- Replace every visible placeholder before using a template in Perplexity.
- Review facts, calculations, sources, and consequential decisions outside the model.
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Choose between VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, and INDEX/MATCH
Select a lookup pattern from workbook compatibility, match behavior, layout, maintainability, and data risk
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Clean Excel dates and calculate a duration
Normalize mixed date inputs before calculating calendar or working time
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Match the comparison task and data shape to a chart without distorting scale or uncertainty
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Check understanding with the teach-back method
Test whether a learner can explain, apply, and repair a concept without copying the source
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Check whether a promotion beats the regular offer
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Probe definitions, reasoning, evidence, boundaries, and transfer one question at a time without supplying the answer
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Translate business needs, risks, and constraints into observable vendor evaluation criteria before reviewing offers
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Calculate period and cumulative change in Excel
Compare complete periods with explicit baselines, denominators, and missing-period rules
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Build comparison criteria for a shared family decision
Turn different household needs, constraints, evidence, and decision rights into fair criteria before comparing options
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Build prioritization criteria for feature requirements
Define evidence-based feature criteria, gates, scales, uncertainty, dependencies, and decision rules before scoring candidates
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Build character goals, conflict, and change for a story
Connect what characters want, why action is difficult, which choices matter, and how consequences drive change
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