Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Questions and Answers
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 new column to the Product Subcategory table that uses the following formula.
=if [Subcategory] =null then “NA” else [Subcategory]
Which command should you use in Query Editor?
You have a report that contains three pages. One of the pages contains a KPI visualization. You need to filter all the visualizations in the report except for the KPI visualization. Which two actions should you perform? Each correct answer presents part of the 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.
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You have a Microsoft Excel workbook that is saved to Microsoft SharePoint Online. The workbook contains several Power View sheets.
You need to recreate the Power View sheets as reports in the Power Bl service.
Solution: From the Power Bl service, get the data from SharePoint Online, and then click Connect
Does this meet the goal?
You build a Power Bl report that displays 10T temperature data streaming from a refrigerator.
You publish the report to the Bl service.
You need to be notified when the temperature rises above four degrees Celsius.
What should you do?
You have a table that contains the following three columns:
- City
- Total Sales
- Occupation
You need to create a key influencers visualization as shown in the exhibit. (Click the Exhibit tab.)
How should you configure the visualization? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
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 have a Microsoft Excel workbook that contains two sheets named Sheet1 and Sheet2. Sheet1 contains the following table named Table1.
Sheet2 contains the following table named Table2.
You need to use Power Query Editor to combine the products from Table1 and Table2 into the following table that has one column containing no duplicate values.
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 are creating a Power Bl report by using Power Bi Desktop.
You need to include a visual that shows trends and other useful information automatically. The visual must update based on selections in other visuals.
Which type of visual should you use?
Note: This question is part of a series of questions that use 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 the same in each question in this series.
You have a Microsoft SQL Server database that contains the following tables.
The following columns contain date information:
- Date[Month] in the mmyyyy format
- Date[Date_ID] in the ddmmyyyy format
- Date[Date_name] in the mm/dd/yyyy format
- Monthly_returns[Month_ID] in the mmyyyy format
The Order table contains more than one million rows.
The Store table has a relationship to the Monthly_returns table on the Store_ID column. This is the only relationship between the tables.
You plan to use Power BI Desktop to create an analytics solution for the data.
You need to create a relationship between the Monthly_returns table and Date[Date_ID].
What should you do before you create the relationship?
You have a folder of monthly transaction extracts.
You plan to create a report to analyze the transaction data.
You receive the following email message: "Hi. I've put 24 files of monthly transaction data onto the shared drive. File Transactions201901.csv through Transactions201912.csv have the latest set of columns, but files Transactions201801.csv to Transactions201812.csv have an older layout without the extra fields needed for analysis. Each file contains 10 to 50 transactions."
You get data from the folder and select Combine & Load. The Combine Files dialog box is shown in the exhibit. (Click the Exhibit tab.)
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 BI model that contains a table named Sales. Sales has the following three measures:
- A measure named Total Sales Last Year that displays the sales from the previous calendar year. The current value is 32.89 million.
- A measure named Total Sales This Year that displays the sales from the current calendar year. The current value is 11.69 million.
- A measure named Total Sales Difference that uses a DAX formula of Sales[Last Year] – Sales[This Year].
You need to create the following visualization.
How should you configure the visualization? To answer, drag the appropriate measures to the correct fields. 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 have a Power B1 report. The report contains a line chart that displays sales data for several regions.
You need to add an element to the report that will enable users to filter the sales data to include only a selected region.
Which two elements achieve the goal? Each correct answer presents a complete solution.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
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.
You have a Power BI report that contains one page. The page contains two line charts and one bar chart.
You need to ensure that users can perform the following tasks for all three visuals:
- Switch the measures used in the visuals.
- Change the visualization type.
- Add a legend.
The solution must minimize development effort.
What should you do?
You need to create a Power Bl report. The first page or the report must contain the following two views:
* Sales By Postal Code
* Sales by Month
Both views must display a slicer to select a value for a field named Chain.
The Sales By Postal Code view must display a map visual as shown in the following exhibit.
The data model must support the following analysis:
- Total sales by product by month in which the order was placed
- Quantities sold by product by day on which the order was placed
- Number Of sales transactions by quarter in Which the order was placed
For each Of the following statements, select Yes if the statement is true. Otherwise, select NO.
You open a query in Power Query Editor.
You need to identify the percentage of empty values in each column as quickly as possible.
Which Data Preview option should you select?
You have two CSV files named Products and Categories.
The Products file contains the following columns:
- ProductID
- ProductName
- SupplierID
- CategoryID
The Categories file contains the following columns:
- CategoryID
- CategoryName
- CategoryDescription
From Power BI Desktop, you import the files into Power Query Editor.
You need to create a Power BI dataset that will contain a single table named Product. The Product will table includes the following columns:
- ProductID
- ProductName
- SupplierID
- CategoryID
- CategoryName
- CategoryDescription
How should you combine the queries, and what should you do on the Categories query? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
You build a Power Bi report that displays loT temperature data streaming from a refrigerator.
You publish the report to the Power BI service.
You need to be notified when the temperature rises above four degrees Celsius.
What should you do?
You have a Power Bl report that contains three pages. The pages are used to analyze sales across various countries.
You add a sheer named Country to each page of the report.
You need to configure the report to meet the following requirements:
• When a user selects a country on the first page, the report must filter the other pages.
• The second and third pages must display only the filtered results.
Which task should you perform for each requirement? To answer, drag the appropriate task to the correct requirement. Each task 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.Ther
NOTE Each correct selection is worth one point.
You have a Power BI report that contains the table visual shown in the following exhibit.
You have a Power Bl model that contains two tables named Population and Date.
The Population table contains two columns named Population Amount and Date Key.
DateKey contains date values that represent the first day of a year and are used to create a many-to
The Power Bl model contains two measures that have the following definitions.
Total Population = Sum ('Population'[Population Amount])
2023 Population = CALCULATE ([Total Population]"Date'[Year] = 2023)
You create a table visual that displays Date[Year] and [2023 Population].
What will the table visual show?
You use Power Query Editor to preview customer feedback data.
You need to use Al Insights to add a column of enhanced data based on the customer feedback. The solution must identify the following:
• What the customers most often provide feedback about
• Whether the customers like your company’s product
• The language of the feedback
Which Al Insights service should you use for each output? To answer, drag the appropriate services to the correct outputs. Each service 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 are profiling data by using Power Query Editor.
The AddressLine2 column in a table named Address is 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.
You have data in a Microsoft Excel worksheet as shown in the following table.
You need to use Power Query to clean and transform the dataset. The solution must meet the following requirements:
• If the discount column returns an error, a discount of 0.05 must be used.
• All the rows of data must be maintained.
• Administrative effort must be minimized.
What should you do in Power Query Editor?
You have the CSV file shown in the following table.
You use Power Query Editor to preview the data in the file.
You need to transform the data to meet the following requirements:
• The first column must contain the month.
• The second column must contain the year.
• The third column must contain the order amount for the month and year.
Which transformation should you use first?
You need to get data from the Microsoft SQL Server tables. What should you use to configure the connection'
You need to provide a solution to provide the sales managers with the required access.
What should you include in the solution?
What should you create to meet the reporting requirements of the sales department?
You need to create relationships to meet the reporting requirements of the customer service department.
What should you create?
You need to create a relationship between the Weekly_Returns table and the Date table to meet the reporting requirements of the regional managers. What should you do?
You need to create a calculated column to display the month based on the reporting requirements. Which DAX expression should you use?
You merge data from Sales.Region, Region_Manager, Sales_Manager, and Manager into a single table named Region. What should you do next to meet the reporting requirements of the executives?
You publish the dataset to powerbi.com.
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 need to address the data concerns before creating the data model. What should you do in Power Query Editor?
You need to create a visualization to meet the reporting requirements of the sales managers.
How should you create the visualization? To answer, select the appropriate options in the answer area.
NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point.
You need to create the required relationship for the executive's visual. What should you do before you can create the relationship?
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 On-Time Shipping report. The report must include a visualization that shows the percentage of late orders.
Which type of visualization should you create?
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.