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

1. Question 1

What should you remove before making a Pivot Table?

  • Blank rows, columns, and cells

  • ❌ Row labels, columns, data fields

  • ❌ Date fields, value fields, and cells

  • ❌ Value fields and row labels

Explanation:
PivotTables need clean, continuous data with no blank rows/columns that break the dataset.


2. Question 2

What is automatically added after formatting data as a table?

  • ❌ Column headers at the top of columns

  • ❌ Alternate light/dark rows at the bottom

  • ❌ Data bars at the top

  • Filter drop-downs at the top of columns

Explanation:
Excel Tables automatically add filter arrows to each column header.


3. Question 3

After creating a PivotTable and selecting it, what pane appears on the right?

  • ❌ Additional pivot table examples

  • ❌ PivotTable Metadata pane

  • ❌ PivotTable Properties pane

  • PivotTable Fields pane

Explanation:
The Fields pane lets you drag fields into Rows, Columns, Values, and Filters.


4. Question 4

What do Timelines provide in PivotTables?

  • ❌ Show details of actions performed

  • ❌ Preview views of different filters

  • ❌ Set pivot table to an earlier view

  • Let you filter specifically on date-related data

Explanation:
Timelines give a visual date filter (years, quarters, months, days).


5. Question 5

What is one way to remove a slicer or timeline?

  • ❌ Remove all filters

  • ❌ Create a new one

  • ❌ Press CTRL+Z

  • Right-click it and select Cut

Explanation:
Right-click → Cut removes the slicer/timeline from the worksheet.


🧾 Summary Table

Q# Correct Answer Key Concept
1 Blank rows/columns Clean data for PivotTables
2 Filter drop-downs Excel Table formatting
3 PivotTable Fields pane Used to build pivots
4 Filter date-related data Purpose of Timelines
5 Right-click → Cut Remove slicers/timelines