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    SCoT-SQL:一种基于思维链引导的Text-to-SQL数据合成方法

    SCoT-SQL: A Chain-of-Thought Guided Approach for Text-to-SQL Data Synthesis

    • 摘要: 在Text-to-SQL任务中,模型通常需要大规模的标注数据进行训练,而标注这些数据往往耗费大量的时间和人力成本。因此,数据稀缺性成为制约该领域发展、尤其是在特定领域应用中的关键瓶颈。在此背景下,基于大语言模型(large language model,LLM)的数据增强虽已成为一种有效的解决方案,然而当前Text-to-SQL领域的大多数现有方法严重依赖于原始数据集的分布,且其合成的数据往往缺乏可靠性与可解释性。针对上述问题,提出了一种思维链引导的数据合成方法SCoT-SQL。通过整合自然语言指令与包括数据库模式及表内容在内的符号知识,有效指引大模型减少数据合成过程中的语义错误。为确保合成数据的高质量,SCoT-SQL结合了模型自一致性投票与执行验证机制来进行严格的数据过滤。此外,还引入了基于思维链推理的模型自反馈机制对合成数据进行校准,在修正SQL查询逻辑不一致的同时,补充了数据合成的分步推理轨迹,从而进一步增强了数据的可靠性与可解释性。在KaggleDBQA与ScienceBenchmark数据集上的实验表明,SCoT-SQL方法的执行准确率相较于之前最先进的数据合成方法分别提升了6.5%与3%,证明了其在低资源及复杂场景下的有效性。

       

      Abstract: Traditional Text-to-SQL tasks typically require large scale annotated data for model training, which incurs significant time and labor costs. Consequently, data scarcity remains a critical bottleneck, particularly in domain specific applications. While data augmentation based on Large Language Model (LLM) has emerged as a promising solution to this issue, most existing methods heavily rely on the distribution of original datasets and often generate synthetic data that lacks reliability and interpretability. Addressing these challenges, this study proposes SCoT-SQL, a novel Chain-of-Thought guided data synthesis framework. This method effectively integrates natural language instructions with symbolic knowledge, specifically detailed database schema and table content, to guide LLM, thereby significantly reducing semantic errors during the generation process. To guarantee the high quality of synthetic data, SCoT-SQL incorporates a rigorous filtering mechanism that leverages both model self consistency voting and verification based on execution. Additionally, the framework employs a self feedback mechanism driven by Chain-of-Thought reasoning to calibrate synthetic data. This process not only rectifies logical inconsistencies in SQL queries but also generates explicit step by step reasoning trajectories, enhancing the interpretability of the dataset. Comprehensive experiments on the KaggleDBQA and ScienceBenchmark datasets demonstrate the efficacy of the proposed method. SCoT-SQL achieved execution accuracy improvements of 6.5% and 3% respectively, significantly outperforming previous state of the art data synthesis baselines and proving its effectiveness in low resource and complex scenarios.

       

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