Graded Quiz :Excel Basics for Data Analysis (IBM Data Analyst Professional Certificate) Answers 2025
1. Question 1
How can you zoom to a specific area of data in Excel?
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✅ Use the Zoom to Selection button
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❌ Use the Freeze Frames option
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❌ Use the Zoom button
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❌ Use the 100% button
Explanation:
Zoom to Selection adjusts the zoom so the selected cells fill the screen.
2. Question 2
What do you use the AutoFill feature for?
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❌ Move or copy data between spreadsheets
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❌ Drag selected data to another place
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✅ Automatically fill cells with data in a sequential series or pattern
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❌ Paste data with same column width
Explanation:
AutoFill can produce sequences like 1, 2, 3, dates, days, formulas, etc.
3. Question 3
What character starts every Excel formula?
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❌ Division sign
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❌ Plus sign
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❌ Percentage
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✅ Equal sign
=
Explanation:
Every Excel formula must start with “=”.
4. Question 4
One of the functions in the AutoSum dropdown list is:
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❌ Number
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✅ Count Numbers
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❌ Accounting
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❌ General
Explanation:
AutoSum’s dropdown includes Sum, Average, Count Numbers, Max, Min.
5. Question 5
A function category under the Formulas tab → Function Library group:
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✅ Lookup & Reference
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❌ Medical
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❌ Analytical
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❌ Functional
Explanation:
Excel includes categories like Math & Trig, Logical, Lookup & Reference, etc.
6. Question 6
How do you make a cell reference absolute?
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❌ Put a plus sign
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❌ Put a % sign
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❌ Put an asterisk
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✅ Put a dollar sign ($) in front of the column and/or row identifiers
Explanation:
Examples:$A$1 → completely absoluteA$1 or $A1 → partially absolute
7. Question 7
What does it mean when multiple ####### appear in a cell?
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❌ Formula is missing a cell reference
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✅ Column isn’t wide enough OR cell contains negative date/time
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❌ Formula contains multiple errors
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❌ Formula contains unrecognized text
Explanation:
Excel shows ######## when the cell can’t display the value due to width or invalid date/time.
🧾 Summary Table
| Q# | Correct Answer | Key Concept |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zoom to Selection | Zoom to a specific area |
| 2 | AutoFill sequential patterns | AutoFill usage |
| 3 | = | Formula start |
| 4 | Count Numbers | AutoSum options |
| 5 | Lookup & Reference | Function category |
| 6 | $ | Absolute reference |
| 7 | Column too narrow / negative date | Meaning of ####### |