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Graded Quiz :Excel Basics for Data Analysis (IBM Data Analyst Professional Certificate) Answers 2025

1. Question 1

What issue do empty rows cause in a spreadsheet?

  • ❌ Indexing function error

  • ❌ Spell-check will fail

  • ❌ Data will be hidden

  • Formula errors

Explanation:
Empty rows can break formulas, especially those relying on continuous data ranges (e.g., SUM, VLOOKUP, PivotTables).


2. Question 2

How do you remove all empty rows at once?

  • ❌ Search & Replace

  • Select all rows → Filter for Blanks → select and delete

  • ❌ Delete one at a time

  • ❌ Remove Duplicates

Explanation:
Filtering for Blank rows and deleting them is the fastest, cleanest method.


3. Question 3

Easiest way to locate and remove duplicate rows?

  • ❌ Highlight Cells Rules → Duplicate Values

  • ❌ HLOOKUP

  • ❌ Search for first character

  • Select all data → Remove Duplicates button

Explanation:
The Remove Duplicates button deletes duplicated rows instantly with one click.


4. Question 4

What does the PROPER function do?

  • ❌ Repairs REF error

  • ❌ Sentence case

  • ❌ Converts upper to lower

  • ❌ Converts lower to upper

  • Capitalizes the first letter of each word (Proper Case)

Explanation:
=PROPER("john SMITH")John Smith


5. Question 5

Why use Paste Values when pasting from a helper row?

  • ❌ Keeps formatting

  • ❌ Ensures consistency

  • Makes sure formulas aren’t copied

  • ❌ Validates the function

Explanation:
Paste Values pastes the final results, not the helper formulas.


6. Question 6

One way to apply new data formats to the rest of a column?

  • Format Painter tool

  • ❌ Text Import Wizard

  • ❌ Paste Special tool

  • ❌ Format button

Explanation:
Format Painter copies the formatting to any selected cells.


7. Question 7

Tools/features that split one column with two names into two columns? (Select all that apply)

  • ❌ Paste Special

  • Flash Fill

  • ❌ Format Painter

  • Text to Columns

Explanation:
Both Flash Fill and Text to Columns can separate first/last names into new columns.


🧾 Summary Table

Q# Correct Answer(s) Key Concept
1 Formula errors Empty rows break formulas
2 Filter → Blanks → Delete Remove all empty rows
3 Remove Duplicates button Easiest duplicate removal
4 Proper Case PROPER function
5 Paste Values Avoid copying formulas
6 Format Painter Apply formats to column
7 Flash Fill, Text to Columns Split data into columns