Excel Formulas and Data Analysis Course: PivotTables and charts for analysis

Themaquiz zonder tijdslimiet: 17 vragen over PivotTables and charts for analysis, met een uitleg na elk antwoord. Vragen en antwoorden worden elke keer gehusseld.

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Themaquiz 6: PivotTables and charts for analysis

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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?
    ABCDEF
    1DatumRepGewestProductUnitsAmount
    22026-03-02AnaNorthCameras41200
    32026-03-02BenSouthAlarms10850
    42026-03-03AnaNorthAlarms6510
    52026-03-04ChloéEastCameras2600
    62026-03-05BenSouthCameras51500
    72026-03-06DevNorthSensors12360
    82026-03-09AnaNorthCameras3900
    92026-03-10ChloéEastAlarms8680
    102026-03-11DevNorthAlarms4340
    112026-03-12BenSouthSensors20600
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: B. 2950

    The PivotTable adds every South amount: 850 + 1,500 + 600 = 2,950.

  9. 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?
    ABCDEF
    1DatumRepGewestProductUnitsAmount
    22026-03-02AnaNorthCameras41200
    32026-03-02BenSouthAlarms10850
    42026-03-03AnaNorthAlarms6510
    52026-03-04ChloéEastCameras2600
    62026-03-05BenSouthCameras51500
    72026-03-06DevNorthSensors12360
    82026-03-09AnaNorthCameras3900
    92026-03-10ChloéEastAlarms8680
    102026-03-11DevNorthAlarms4340
    112026-03-12BenSouthSensors20600
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: C. 10

    North Alarms rows have 6 units (Ana) and 4 units (Dev), so the cell shows 10.

  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)?
    ABCDEF
    1DatumRepGewestProductUnitsAmount
    22026-03-02AnaNorthCameras41200
    32026-03-02BenSouthAlarms10850
    42026-03-03AnaNorthAlarms6510
    52026-03-04ChloéEastCameras2600
    62026-03-05BenSouthCameras51500
    72026-03-06DevNorthSensors12360
    82026-03-09AnaNorthCameras3900
    92026-03-10ChloéEastAlarms8680
    102026-03-11DevNorthAlarms4340
    112026-03-12BenSouthSensors20600
    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%.

  11. 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?
    ABCDEF
    1DatumRepGewestProductUnitsAmount
    22026-03-02AnaNorthCameras41200
    32026-03-02BenSouthAlarms10850
    42026-03-03AnaNorthAlarms6510
    52026-03-04ChloéEastCameras2600
    62026-03-05BenSouthCameras51500
    72026-03-06DevNorthSensors12360
    82026-03-09AnaNorthCameras3900
    92026-03-10ChloéEastAlarms8680
    102026-03-11DevNorthAlarms4340
    112026-03-12BenSouthSensors20600
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: A. 3

    Rep holds text, so Excel uses Count. There are 3 South rows.

  12. 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.

  13. 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.

  14. 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.

  15. 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.

  16. 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.

  17. 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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