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Data Analysis

Upload datasets and receive complete analysis, visualizations, and actionable insights

Overview

Manus combines code execution with research capability to deliver comprehensive data analysis — running the actual statistical analysis, generating visualizations, finding benchmarks or context online, and writing the business narrative that makes the numbers meaningful to decision-makers.

Best For

Data analysts, business analysts, operations teams, and executives who need data-driven insights without deep statistical expertise

Runs real statistical analysis — not estimates or approximations
Generates publication-quality charts and visualizations
Combines your data with external benchmarks found via web research
Writes business-friendly narrative that explains what the data means

Step-by-Step Workflow

1

Provide the Dataset

Upload your CSV, Excel, or database export. Describe the business context: what the data is, what period it covers, and what decisions it will inform.

2

Define the Analysis Goals

Specify the key questions: "identify our top performing channels", "find seasonality patterns", "calculate customer lifetime value by segment."

3

Manus Runs the Analysis

Python code is written and executed against your actual data — calculating statistics, building models, generating charts — with real mathematical precision.

4

Insight Report Delivered

Receive: a narrative analysis report, embedded visualizations, the underlying data as a cleaned/processed file, and code you can rerun to update the analysis.

Real-World Scenarios

Sales Analysis

Identifying what drives revenue

Analyze this CSV of 12 months of sales data. Calculate: revenue by region and rep, month-over-month growth trends, deal size distribution, win rate by industry vertical, and average sales cycle by deal size. Include a recommendation for where to focus Q4 sales resources.

Customer Analysis

Understanding customer retention patterns

Analyze our customer data file. Calculate cohort retention rates for the last 4 cohorts, identify which customer segments have the highest and lowest 12-month retention, find the strongest predictor of churn, and recommend 2 intervention strategies based on the data.

Operational Analysis

Process performance investigation

I'm uploading our support ticket data for the last year. Calculate: resolution time by issue type and team, first-contact resolution rate, SLA compliance rate, seasonal volume patterns, and the top 5 issue categories by volume. Identify the 3 most important process improvement opportunities.

Pro Tips

Provide Business Context

"This is monthly revenue data for a subscription business. Churn is our biggest challenge" gives Manus the context to frame analysis toward what actually matters for your decisions.

Ask for the So-What

"Don't just show the numbers — tell me what actions these findings suggest" produces analysis you can act on rather than a description of what the data shows.

Request External Benchmarks

"Compare our metrics against industry benchmarks from publicly available reports" adds context that shows whether your numbers are good, average, or below standard.

Get the Code

Ask for the Python analysis code alongside the report. This lets you re-run the analysis on next month's data without starting from scratch.

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