Yes, if you need to run WordPress/PHP functions from a button click (Javascript), you need Ajax.
In the following example, a shortcode will render a button (id="newquote") that calls an Ajax action hook (get_random_cpt). A query is done and replaces one div from that shortcode (id="randomquotes") with the results.
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