Tag: #DataDriven

Boston Crime Stats Revisited – Excel Labs Agent Mode Does The Job.

Earlier this year I compared Google Colab and Excel Copilot for analyzing Boston Crime Statistics (Google Colab vs Excel Copilot). This time I tried the same data set with Excel Labs Agent Mode and it was a completely different experience in Excel.

With the same dataset – 260,000 records of Boston crime incidents – and the difference is night and day. Where Copilot stumbled and failed, while Agent Mode delivered a complete analysis with explanations and recommendations, all while staying comfortably within Excel.

GenAI Data Analysis: Google Colab’s Gemini vs. Excel Copilot — Which One Should You Use for Conversational Data Analytics?

AI assistants are now integrated into the data tools you use daily, helping to reveal the stories and patterns in your data with natural language commands. Two of the tools I have been working with lately are Google’s ‘Analyse with Gemini’ in their Colab Notebooks and Microsoft’s Copilot in Excel with it’s ‘Advanced Analysis’ prompt. These tools, while on the surface appear similar, do have differences that make them suitable for different types of users.