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Begin met de lessen Excel Formulas and Data Analysis Course: Lessons: ongeveer 240 minuten leestijd. Elke testvraag wordt in de lessen behandeld. Themaquiz 6: PivotTables and charts for analysis
Vraag 1 van 17
How should data be set up before you make a PivotTable from it?
Toon antwoord Antwoord: C. One header row, no blank rows or columns
Microsoft says PivotTable data should be in a tabular format with a single header row and no blank rows or columns. An Excel table is ideal.
Vraag 2 van 17
You have selected a cell in your data. Which command starts a new PivotTable?
Toon antwoord Antwoord: C. Insert > PivotTable
Select the data, then choose Insert > PivotTable and pick where to put it.
Vraag 3 van 17
In the PivotTable Field List, which area shows a field's items as labels down the left side?
Toon antwoord Antwoord: C. Rows
Rows area fields appear as Row Labels on the left. Columns area fields appear across the top.
Vraag 4 van 17
Where does a field in the Filters area appear?
Toon antwoord Antwoord: C. As a report filter above the PivotTable
Filters area fields are shown as top-level report filters above the PivotTable, so you can show one region or rep at a time.
Vraag 5 van 17
You add a column of numbers, with no blanks or text, to the Values area. How does the PivotTable summarize it by default?
Toon antwoord Antwoord: B. Sum
Fields in the Values area are shown as a Sum by default when Excel reads them as numbers.
Vraag 6 van 17
A Units column has a few blank cells. You add it to the Values area. Which summary does Excel use by default?
Toon antwoord Antwoord: A. Count
Count is the default for value fields that have nonnumeric values or blanks. Change it with Summarize Values By > Sum.
Vraag 7 van 17
You fixed a wrong amount in the source data, but the PivotTable still shows the old total. What should you do?
Toon antwoord Antwoord: A. Refresh it (right-click > Refresh)
Refresh (right-click > Refresh, or Alt+F5) makes the PivotTable read the source data again. Refresh All updates every PivotTable in the workbook.
Vraag 8 van 17
You make a PivotTable from the sales sheet below with Region in Rows and Sum of Amount in Values. What does the South row show? A B C D E F 1 Datum Rep Gewest Product Units Amount 2 2026-03-02 Ana North Cameras 4 1200 3 2026-03-02 Ben South Alarms 10 850 4 2026-03-03 Ana North Alarms 6 510 5 2026-03-04 Chloé East Cameras 2 600 6 2026-03-05 Ben South Cameras 5 1500 7 2026-03-06 Dev North Sensors 12 360 8 2026-03-09 Ana North Cameras 3 900 9 2026-03-10 Chloé East Alarms 8 680 10 2026-03-11 Dev North Alarms 4 340 11 2026-03-12 Ben South Sensors 20 600
Toon antwoord Antwoord: B. 2950
The PivotTable adds every South amount: 850 + 1,500 + 600 = 2,950.
Vraag 9 van 17
A PivotTable from the sales sheet below has Product in Rows, Region in Columns and Sum of Units in Values. What number is shown for Alarms in the North column? A B C D E F 1 Datum Rep Gewest Product Units Amount 2 2026-03-02 Ana North Cameras 4 1200 3 2026-03-02 Ben South Alarms 10 850 4 2026-03-03 Ana North Alarms 6 510 5 2026-03-04 Chloé East Cameras 2 600 6 2026-03-05 Ben South Cameras 5 1500 7 2026-03-06 Dev North Sensors 12 360 8 2026-03-09 Ana North Cameras 3 900 9 2026-03-10 Chloé East Alarms 8 680 10 2026-03-11 Dev North Alarms 4 340 11 2026-03-12 Ben South Sensors 20 600
Toon antwoord Antwoord: C. 10
North Alarms rows have 6 units (Ana) and 4 units (Dev), so the cell shows 10.
Vraag 10 van 17
A PivotTable from the sales sheet below has Region in Rows and Sum of Amount shown as % of Grand Total. What does the North row show (to 1 decimal place)? A B C D E F 1 Datum Rep Gewest Product Units Amount 2 2026-03-02 Ana North Cameras 4 1200 3 2026-03-02 Ben South Alarms 10 850 4 2026-03-03 Ana North Alarms 6 510 5 2026-03-04 Chloé East Cameras 2 600 6 2026-03-05 Ben South Cameras 5 1500 7 2026-03-06 Dev North Sensors 12 360 8 2026-03-09 Ana North Cameras 3 900 9 2026-03-10 Chloé East Alarms 8 680 10 2026-03-11 Dev North Alarms 4 340 11 2026-03-12 Ben South Sensors 20 600
Toon antwoord Antwoord: A. 43.9%
North's total is 3,310 and the grand total is 7,540. 3,310 / 7,540 = 43.9%.
Vraag 11 van 17
From the sales sheet below, you put Region in Rows and drag the Rep field (text) into Values. What does the South row show? A B C D E F 1 Datum Rep Gewest Product Units Amount 2 2026-03-02 Ana North Cameras 4 1200 3 2026-03-02 Ben South Alarms 10 850 4 2026-03-03 Ana North Alarms 6 510 5 2026-03-04 Chloé East Cameras 2 600 6 2026-03-05 Ben South Cameras 5 1500 7 2026-03-06 Dev North Sensors 12 360 8 2026-03-09 Ana North Cameras 3 900 9 2026-03-10 Chloé East Alarms 8 680 10 2026-03-11 Dev North Alarms 4 340 11 2026-03-12 Ben South Sensors 20 600
Toon antwoord Antwoord: A. 3
Rep holds text, so Excel uses Count. There are 3 South rows.
Vraag 12 van 17
What is a slicer?
Toon antwoord Antwoord: B. Buttons you click to filter a table or PivotTable
Slicers give clickable buttons for filtering and show which items are currently selected. Hold Ctrl to select more than one item.
Vraag 13 van 17
Your chart compares monthly revenue (about $50,000) with the number of orders (about 120). The orders line looks flat. What does Microsoft suggest?
Toon antwoord Antwoord: A. A combo chart with orders on a secondary axis
A secondary axis helps when values vary widely between series or you mix data types, such as price and volume.
Vraag 14 van 17
What is a sparkline?
Toon antwoord Antwoord: C. A tiny chart inside one cell
A sparkline is a tiny chart in a cell. The types are Line, Column and Win/Loss.
Vraag 15 van 17
You want to see whether staff with more training hours also have higher customer scores. Each person has one value for each. Which chart fits best?
Toon antwoord Antwoord: D. Scatter (XY) chart
Scatter charts plot pairs of numbers (x and y) as single points, which helps you compare many data points.
Vraag 16 van 17
Which chart shows how values are spread out by grouping them into ranges called bins?
Toon antwoord Antwoord: A. Histogram
A histogram shows the distribution of data grouped into frequency bins, for example how many invoices fall in each $100 range.
Vraag 17 van 17
You added a trendline to a sales chart. Where do you set it to project the trend into future periods?
Toon antwoord Antwoord: C. Format Trendline pane > Forward
In the Format Trendline pane, a value in Forward (or Backward) projects the trendline beyond your data.
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