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Why Do Open-Source LLMs Struggle with Data Analysis? A Systematic Empirical Study

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Author

Yuqi Zhu, Yi Zhong, Jintian Zhang, Ziheng Zhang, Shuofei Qiao, Yujie Luo, Lun Du, Da Zheng, Ningyu Zhang, Huajun Chen

Outline

This paper explores strategies for improving the data analysis capabilities of an open-source large-scale language model (LLM). Using a seed dataset comprised of various realistic scenarios, we evaluate the model's performance across three key dimensions: data understanding, code generation, and strategic planning. Our analysis reveals three key findings: the quality of strategic planning is a key determinant of model performance; interaction design and task complexity significantly impact inference performance; and data quality has a greater impact than diversity on achieving optimal performance. Based on these insights, we develop a data synthesis methodology to significantly improve the analytical inference capabilities of the open-source LLM. The code can be found at https://github.com/zjunlp/DataMind .

Takeaways, Limitations

Takeaways:
Presenting an effective data synthesis methodology to enhance the data analysis capabilities of open-source LLMs.
Emphasize the importance of strategic planning in improving model performance.
Suggesting directions for LLM development through analysis of the impact of interaction design, task complexity, and data quality.
Providing practical solutions to improve data analysis capabilities in open-source LLMs.
Limitations:
Further validation of the generalizability of the seed dataset used in the study is needed.
The applicability of the proposed data synthesis methodology to other open-source LLMs and various data analysis tasks needs to be examined.
Further research is needed on how to quantitatively measure the quality of strategic planning.
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