A practical lab · about 18 minutes
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Use AI for work · guide 9 of 9
The spreadsheet analysis verification lab
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Analysis lab · BriefingScene 1 / 9
The model does not see a spreadsheet like you do
Give schema, sample rows and definitions before asking for conclusions.
The model does not see a spreadsheet like you do ready.
Predict
Inspect
Verify
A reliable loop is Clean → Ask better questions → Generate formulas or code → Verify against the sheet → Summarise evidence. AI can propose analysis quickly, but numbers must come from executed formulas or code, not prose prediction.
Schema before calculation.
Execution before result.
Evidence before narrative.