Overview
Natural-language Q&A lets people ask for data the way they think: “show top IG posts this week” or “compare LinkedIn vs X engagement rate.”
The value is speed—no one has to remember where a chart lives. Keep answers linkable to the underlying view.
Key Ideas
- Ground responses in visible data and cite the range.
- Support a small set of verbs: show, compare, rank, filter.
- Fallback to simple tables when charts aren’t needed.
- Always include a link to the full dashboard view.
Simple Flow
- Parse the question for entity, metric, and window.
- Fetch data from the same source as the dashboard.
- Respond with a short summary plus a table or link.
- Let users refine the question in plain language.
FAQs
- Will Q&A replace dashboards? No—dashboards are still the best shared reference. Q&A just helps you reach them faster.
- How accurate are answers? As accurate as the underlying data and definitions. Keep responses tied to the same metrics you use elsewhere.