Ask analytical questions in business terms
Ploti can calculate and compare values across the datasets available to the request. Describe the metric, population, geography, and treatment of missing or extreme values.Examples
- Compare assessed value per acre across candidate parcels.
- Rank sites using access, growth, competition, and constraint indicators.
- Find clusters of adjacent parcels under related ownership.
- Summarize candidates by municipality or zoning category.
- Compare a shortlist with nearby transactions or workspace benchmarks.
Define the method
For a ranking, state the factors that matter and whether Ploti may choose weights. For a statistical comparison, specify the time period, unit, and population. Ask Ploti to disclose exclusions and transformations.Request inspectable outputs
Use a table for row-level comparison, a document for methodology and caveats, and a map for spatial patterns. A checkpoint preserves the candidates used in the analysis.Follow up on surprising results
Ask Ploti to explain outliers, show intermediate calculations, separate incomplete rows, or rerun a ranking with different assumptions. Preserve the revised result as a new artifact when both versions matter.Analysis quality depends on the source data and the definitions in the brief.
Review consequential inputs and calculations before relying on a ranking.