Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Questions and Answers
You have a Power BI report that contains four pages.
All the pages contain a slicer for a field named Country,
You need to ensure that when a user selects a county on page l, the selection is retained on page 2 and page 3. The solution must prevent page 4 from being affected by
selections on the other pages,
What should you do?
You are using the key influencers visual to identify which factors affect the quantity of items sold in an order.
You add the following fields to the Explain By field:
* Customer Country
* Product Category
* Supplier Country
* Sales Employee
* Supplier Name
* Product Name
* Customer City
The key influencers visual returns the results shown in the following exhibit.
What can you identify from the visual?
You have an on-premises data gateway.
You need to reduce the amount of data sent through the gateway by semantic models that run in Import storage mode.
Solution: You decrease the dashboard cache update frequency.
Does this meet the goat?
You have a Power Bl report that contains a measure named Total Sales.
You need to create a new measure that will return the sum of Total Sates for a year up to a selected date. How should you complete the DAX expression? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
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After you answer a question in this section, you will NOT be able to return to it. As a result, these questions will not appear in the review screen.
From Power Query Editor, you profile the data shown in the following exhibit.
The IoT GUID and IoT ID columns are unique to each row in query.
You need to analyze IoT events by the hour and day of the year. The solution must improve dataset performance.
Solution: You remove the loT GUID column and retain the loT ID column.
Does this meet the goal?
You are profiting data by using Power Query Editor.
You have a table that contains a column named column1. Column statistics and Value distribution for column1 are shown in the following exhibit.
You need to create a visualization that compares revenue and cost over time.
Which type of visualization should you use?
You have a Power Bl app that contains a report named Report1.
You add a new page to Report1.
You need to ensure that users can view the new page. The solution must minimize administrative effort.
What should you do?
You have the line chart shown in the exhibit. (Click the Exhibit tab.)
You need to modify the chart to meet the following requirements:
Identify months that have order counts above the mean.
Display the mean monthly order count.
Which three actions should you perform in sequence? To answer, move the appropriate actions from the list of actions to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.
You create a Power Bl dataset that contains the table shown in the following exhibit.
You need to make the table available as an organizational data type In Microsoft Excel.
How should you configure the properties of the table? To answer select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
Note: This question is part of a series of questions that present the same scenario. Each question in the series contains a unique solution that might meet the stated goals. Some question sets might have more than one correct solution, while others might not have a correct solution.
After you answer a question in this section, you will NOT be able to return to it. As a result, these questions will not appear in the review screen.
You are modeling data by using Microsoft Power Bl. Part of the data model is a large Microsoft SQL Server table named Order that has more than 100 million records.
During the development process, you need to import a sample of the data from the Order table.
Solution: You add a report-level filter that filters based on the order date.
Does this meet the goal?
You are building a Power BI report to analyze customer segments.
You need to identify customer segments dynamically based on the Bounce Rate across dimensions such as source, geography, and demographics. The solution must minimize analysis effort.
Which type of visualization should you use?
You hove a folder that contains 50 JSON files.
You need to use Power 81 Desktop to make the metadata ol the files available as a single semantic model. The solution must NOT store the data of the JSON files.
Which type of data source should you use. and which transformation should you perform? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
You have a source that contains a comumn. The column contains case sensitive date. You have a Power BI semantic model in DirectQuery mode. You connect to the model and discover that it contains undefined values and errors. You need to resolve the issue.
Solution: You change the semantic model mode.
Does this meet the goal?
You have a Power BI report that uses a dataset based on an Azure Analysis Services live connection.
You need to ensure that users can use Q&A from the Power BI service for the dataset.
What should you do?
You have a Power BI workspace named BI Data that contains a dataset named BI Finance.
You have the Build permission for the 81 Finance dataset but you do NOT have permissions for the workspace,
You need to connect to BI Finance and create a report.
Which actions should you perform? Each correct answer presents a complete solution.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
Note: This question is part of a series of questions that present the same scenario. Each question in the series contains a unique solution that might meet the stated goals. Some question sets might have more than one correct solution, while others might not have a correct solution.
After you answer a question in this scenario, you will NOT be able to return to it. As a result, these questions will not appear in the review screen.
You have a clustered bar chart that contains a measure named Salary as the value and a field named Employee as the axis. Salary is present in the data as numerical amount representing US dollars.
You need to create a reference line to show which employees are above the median salary.
Solution: You create a percentile line by using the Salary measure and set the percentile to 50%.
Does this meet the goal?
You have a Power BI imported dataset that contains the data model shown in the following exhibit.
Use the drop-down menus to select the answer choice that completes each statement based on the information presented in the graphic.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
Adding an index key and normalizing casing in the data source would help resolve issues with undefined values and errors in a case-sensitive column. The index key can provide a unique identifier, and normalizing casing ensures consistency in the data, which would likely prevent the errors you encountered in the Power BI semantic model.
You have a Power BI data model that imports a date table and a sales table from an Azure SQL database data source. The sales table has the following date foreign keys.
•Due Date
•Order Date
•Delivery Date
You need to support the analysis of sales over time based on all three dates at the same time.
Solution: You create measures that use the USERELATIONSHIP DAX function to filter sales on the inactive relationships between sales table and the date table.
Does this meet the goal?
You need to create a Power BI theme that will be used in multiple reports. The theme will include corporate branding for font size, color, and bar chart formatting.
What should you do?
Note: This question is part of a series of questions that present the same scenario. Each question in the series contains a unique solution that might meet the stated goals. Some question sets might have more than one correct solution, while others might not have a correct solution.
After you answer a question in this section, you will NOT be able to return to it. As a result, these questions will not appear in the review screen.
You have an on-premises data gateway.
You need to reduce the amount of data sent through the gateway by semantic models that run in Import storage mode.
Solution: You configure incremental refresh.
Does this meet the goal?
You have the Power Bi dashboard shown in the Dashboard exhibit (Click the Dashboard tab.)
You need to ensure that when users view the dashboard on a mobile device, the dashboard appears as shown in the Mobile exhibit. (Click the Mobile tab.)
What should you do? To answer, select the appropriate options m the answer area
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
You have multiple dashboards.
You need to ensure that when users browse the available dashboards from powerbi.com, they can see which dashboards contain Personally Identifiable Information (PII). The solution must minimize configuration effort and impact on the dashboard design.
What should you use?
Remove unused columns from tables in the data model. This will reduce the size of your PBIX file and make your data model more efficient. You can use Power Query Editor to remove any columns that are not used in your report or calculations.
You need to shape the query to display the following three columns:
* Month
* Sales
* Year
‘What should you select in Power Query Editor?
You ate creating a Power 81 report that will show the number of current employees over time. The report will use Import storage mode for all tables.
The employment data will be imported from Azure SQL Database in a monthly snapshot. The data will be stored in a table named Headcount and will contain the following:
• One row per employee for each month the employee is employed
• In each row, a date key that shows the first day of the month of each snapshot
You have a related date table that contains dates for the years 2020 to 2030.
You use Power Query Editor to review a query that contains a column named Country.
You need to view the following information in the Data preview view for the Country column:
• The percentage of values that contain errors.
• The count of empty values.
What should you enable? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area. NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
You are creating a Microsoft Power Bl imported data model to perform basket analysis. The goal of the analysis is to identify which products are usually bought together in the same transaction across and within sales territories.
You import a fact table named Sales as shown in the exhibit. (Click the Exhibit tab.)
The related dimension tables are imported into the model.
For each of the following statements, select Yes if the statement is true. Otherwise, select No.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
You have a Power Bl workspace that contains several reports.
You need to provide a user with the ability to create a dashboard that will use the visuals from the reports.
What should you do?
You have a CSV file that contains user complaints. The file contains a column named Logged. Logged contains the date and time each compliant occurred. The data in Logged is in the fol-lowing format: 2018-12-31 at 08:59. You need to be able to analyze the complaints by the logged date and use a built-in date hierarchy. What should you do?
You have a Power B1 model that contains a table named Date. The table has the following columns.
You have a Power B1 semantic model that contains tour queries named Query 1, Query2, Query3, and Query4, Query1 loads customer data Into the model and is referenced by the other three queries. You discover that data refresh for the model is slow.
You need to improve the data refresh time. The solution must minimi2e costs. What should you do?
Note: This question is a part of a series of questions that present the same scenario. For your convenience, the scenario is repeated in each question. Each question presents a different goal and answer choices, but the text of the scenario is exactly the same in each question in this series.
Start of repeated scenario
You have a Microsoft SQL Server database that has the tables shown in the Database Diagram exhibit. (Click the Exhibit.)
You plan to develop a Power BI model as shown in the Power BI Model exhibit. (Click the Exhibit).
You plan to use Power BI to import data from 2013 to 2015.
Product Subcategory [Subcategory] contains NULL values.
End of repeated scenario.
You implement the Power BI model.
You need to add a measure to rank total sales by product. The results must appear as shown in the following table.
Which DAX formula should you use?
Note: This question is part of a series of questions that present the same scenario. Each question in the series contains a unique solution that might meet the stated goals. Some question sets might have more than one correct solution, while others might not have a correct solution.
After you answer a question in this section, you will NOT be able to return to it. As a result, these questions will not appear in the review screen.
You are modeling data by using Microsoft Power BI. Part of the data model is a large Microsoft SQL Server table named Order that has more than 100 million records.
During the development process, you need to import a sample of the data from the Order table.
Solution: You add a WHERE clause to the SQL statement.
Does this meet the goal?
You are creating a quick measure as shown in the following exhibit.
You need to create a monthly rolling average measure for Sales over time-How should you configure the quick measure calculation? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
Which two types of visualizations can be used in the balance sheet reports to meet the reporting goals? Each correct answer presents part of the solution.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
You need to create the relationship between the product list and the revenue results. The solution must minimize the time it takes to render visuals.
What should you set as the relationship cardinality?
You need to calculate the last day of the month in the balance sheet data to ensure that you can relate the balance sheet data to the Date table. Which type of calculation and which formula should you use? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area. NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
You need to ensure that the data is updated to meet the report requirements. The solution must minimize configuration effort.
What should you do?
Which DAX expression should you use to get the ending balances in the balance sheet reports?
Once the profit and loss dataset is created, which four actions should you perform in sequence to ensure that the business unit analysts see the appropriate profit and loss data? To answer, move the appropriate actions from the list of actions to the answer area and arrange them in the correct order.
How should you distribute the reports to the board? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
You need to create a DAX measure in the data model that only allows users to see projections at the appropriate levels of granularity.
How should you complete the measure? To answer, drag the appropriate values to the correct targets. Each value may be used once, more than once, or not at all. You may need to drag the split bar between panes or scroll to view content.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
You need to recommend a strategy to consistently define the business unit, department, and product category data and make the data usable across reports.
What should you recommend?
You need to grant access to the business unit analysts.
What should you configure? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
What is the minimum number of datasets and storage modes required to support the reports?
You need to create a relationship in the dataset for RLS.
What should you do? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
You need to create the dataset. Which dataset mode should you use?
You need to create a relationship in the data model for RLS.
What should you do? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
You need to design the data model and the relationships for the Customer Details worksheet and the Orders table by using Power BI. The solution must meet the report requirements.
For each of the following statement, select Yes if the statement is true, Otherwise, select No.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
You need to create the semantic model.
Which storage mode should you use for the tables in the semantic model?
You use Power Query to import two tables named Order Header and Order Details from an Azure SQL database. The Order Header table relates to the Order Details table by using a column named Order ID in each table.
You need to combine the tables into a single query that contains the unique columns of each table.
What should you select in Power Query Editor?
You need to create a solution to meet the notification requirements of the warehouse shipping department.
What should you do? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct select is worth one point:
You need to create the Top Customers report.
Which type of filter should you use, and at which level should you apply the filter? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
You need to create a measure that will return the percentage of late orders.
How should you complete the DAX expression? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.