Visualization, Dashboards & Storytelling

You are building a dashboard. What does the visualization principle of “Clarity” primarily emphasize?

Adding 3D effects and background images to all charts.

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Using clear, concise titles for visuals and removing unnecessary gridlines or labels.

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Displaying raw data in large tables instead of using charts.

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Using a different color for every bar in a bar chart.

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To ensure your dashboard looks professional and is easy to follow, what does the principle of “Consistency” require?

Using the same chart type (e.g., bar chart) for all metrics.

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Maintaining uniform fonts, color palettes, and number formatting across all visuals.

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Ensuring all DAX measures are written in uppercase.

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Placing all slicers in the exact same position on every page.

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A KPI card shows “Total Sales: $5.2M”. To provide “Context” (the third ‘C’ of visualization), what should you ideally add?

Adding a title and axis labels to every chart.

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Including comparisons, targets, or historical data alongside the main metric.

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Using tooltips to show the exact value when hovering.

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Making sure the chart uses the correct data types.

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You need to visualize the trend of Total Profit month-over-month for the last two years. Which visual type is most appropriate for showing this trend?

Bar Chart

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Scatter Plot

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Pie Chart

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Line or Area Chart

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You need to compare Total Sales across several discrete Product Categories. Which visual type is best suited for this comparison?

Bar or Column Chart

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Line Chart

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Scatter Plot

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Filled Map

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The guide recommends following a “Z-pattern layout” for dashboard composition. What does this imply for placing your most important elements?

Place the most important KPIs and summaries in the top-left section.

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Arrange visuals in a circular pattern around a central chart.

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Place interactive slicers in the bottom-right corner.

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Alternate background colors between rows of visuals.

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What is the recommended best practice for using color in a professional BI dashboard?

Use Red for positive trends and Green for negative trends.

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Use brand colors for accents and neutral colors (like grey) for most chart elements, reserving RAG for status KPIs.

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Apply a different primary color to each chart on the dashboard.

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Use only shades of blue for all dashboard elements.

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What role does “white space” (or negative space) play in effective dashboard design?

Fill every pixel of the dashboard with visuals or text.

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Ensure there is adequate spacing between visuals and sections to improve readability.

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Use a white background for all charts.

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Add white borders around every visual element.

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You need to display Total Sales as a single, large, prominent number on your dashboard. Which Power BI visual is specifically designed for this?

A Table visual showing all KPIs

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A Multi-row Card visual

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A Card visual (standard, single value)

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A Bar chart showing KPI values

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When would you typically use a Matrix visual instead of a Table visual?

Displaying a single KPI value like Total Profit.

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Showing a trend over time for a single metric.

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Creating a cross-tabulated summary, similar to an Excel PivotTable, often with conditional formatting.

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Visualizing the relationship between two numeric variables.

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You want to investigate if there is a correlation between the Profit generated by products and their SalesAmount. Which visual is best suited for exploring the relationship between two numeric variables?

Comparing sales across different regions.

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Showing the monthly sales trend over the last year.

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Visualizing the relationship between Profit and SalesAmount for individual products.

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Displaying the market share for each product category.

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You have a bar chart showing Sales by Product, filtered by a Region slicer. You want the chart title to automatically update to “Sales by Product for [Selected Region]”. How do you achieve this?

Manually edit the visual title every time a filter changes.

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Create a measure using SELECTEDVALUE and use the "Conditional formatting" (fx button) on the visual title.

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Add a text box annotation explaining the current filter.

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Use a static title that describes the visual's general purpose.

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How can “Bookmarks” be used effectively for data storytelling in Power BI?

To save links to external websites related to the data.

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To save specific states of a report page (filters applied, visuals shown/hidden) and link buttons to navigate between these states.

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To add comments or annotations directly onto visuals.

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To create a table of contents for the report pages.

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You need to present insights to both high-level Executives and detailed-oriented Analysts. What is the recommended approach to dashboard design for different audiences?

Build one complex dashboard with all possible details for all users.

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Design different report pages or views tailored to the specific needs and technical levels of different audiences (e.g., Executive vs. Analyst).

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Use the same visuals but apply different color themes for each audience.

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Send the underlying PBIX file to technical users and a PDF to executives.

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What is the primary purpose of a “Slicer” visual in Power BI?

To display a single aggregated value (KPI).

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To provide on-canvas controls for users to filter the data displayed in visuals.

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To create a drill-down hierarchy within a visual.

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To save a specific view state of the report page.

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You have a summary map showing total sales by country. You want users to be able to right-click a country and jump to a separate “Details” page showing customer-level sales only for that selected country. Which Power BI feature enables this?

Clicking a button to navigate between different saved Bookmarks.

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Right-clicking a data point (e.g., a region on a map) and navigating to another report page filtered specifically for that data point.

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Expanding a hierarchy level within a visual (e.g., Year -> Quarter -> Month).

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Hovering over a visual to see a custom Tooltip page.

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Your report has multiple pages (e.g., “Overview”, “Regional Details”). You place a “Year” slicer on the Overview page. You want the year selected on this slicer to also filter the visuals on the Regional Details page. How do you achieve this?

Ensure all slicers on a single page use the same font and color.

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Configure a slicer on one page to automatically apply its filter selection to other specified pages in the report.

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Group multiple slicers together visually on the report canvas.

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Allow a slicer to filter visuals sourced from different data models.

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To improve “Audit Readiness” and transparency for your dashboard users, what simple information should always be included, typically in the footer or a corner?

Use complex DAX measures for all calculations.

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Include text boxes stating the Data Source and Last Refresh Date on the dashboard.

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Hide the Filters pane from end users.

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Use only default Power BI color themes.

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Lesson 8 introduces “Field Parameters”. What is a primary use case for this feature?

To allow users to dynamically change the measure being displayed in a chart (e.g., switch between viewing Total Sales, Total Profit, or Profit Margin %).

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To create custom tooltips that appear when hovering over visuals.

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To filter data based on user input within a specific range.

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To define security roles for row-level security.

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What is the primary objective of the Module 4 Mini Project?

Create and validate the DAX measures for the data model.

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Build a multi-page, interactive Power BI dashboard visualizing AdventureWorks data, applying design principles and documenting choices.

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Configure the Power Query ETL process for all source tables.

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Set up scheduled refresh and row-level security in the Power BI Service.

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Visualization, Dashboards & Storytelling

Visualization, Dashboards & Storytelling

DataPro 23 October 2025

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