Capital One Assessment Test Data Analysis and Interpretation 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A bank's monthly sales figures are: Jan=$12,000, Feb=$15,000, Mar=$18,000, Apr=$14,000. What is the average monthly sales?
- $14,750 (Correct answer)
- $14,500
- $15,000
- $14,250
Correct answer: $14,750
The average is calculated by summing all values ($12,000+$15,000+$18,000+$14,000=$59,000) and dividing by 4, giving $14,750.
Question 2: A chart shows Company A's market share increased from 25% to 30% over one year. What is the percentage point increase?
- 5 percentage points (Correct answer)
- 20 percentage points
- 25 percentage points
- 1.25 percentage points
Correct answer: 5 percentage points
Percentage point change is the simple arithmetic difference between two percentages: 30% − 25% = 5 percentage points.
Question 3: If a dataset contains the values 4, 7, 9, 11, 14, what is the median?
- 7
- 9 (Correct answer)
- 11
- 8
Correct answer: 9
When values are arranged in order, the median is the middle value; with 5 values, the 3rd value (9) is the median.
Question 4: A bank processed 240 transactions in 8 hours. What is the average number of transactions per hour?
- 25
- 30 (Correct answer)
- 35
- 40
Correct answer: 30
Dividing total transactions (240) by total hours (8) gives an average of 30 transactions per hour.
Question 5: A survey shows 40% of customers prefer online banking, 35% prefer mobile banking, and 25% prefer branch banking. If there are 2,000 customers, how many prefer mobile banking?
- 600
- 700 (Correct answer)
- 800
- 500
Correct answer: 700
35% of 2,000 customers equals 0.35 × 2,000 = 700 customers who prefer mobile banking.
Question 6: A company's revenue grew from $500,000 in 2020 to $650,000 in 2022. What is the percentage increase?
- 25%
- 30% (Correct answer)
- 15%
- 20%
Correct answer: 30%
Percentage increase = ($650,000 − $500,000) / $500,000 × 100 = $150,000 / $500,000 × 100 = 30%.
Question 7: Loan approval rates across five weekdays are: Mon=72%, Tue=68%, Wed=85%, Thu=74%, Fri=71%. What is the average approval rate?
- 72%
- 74% (Correct answer)
- 75%
- 73%
Correct answer: 74%
The average is (72+68+85+74+71)/5 = 370/5 = 74%.
Capital One Assessment Test Data Analysis and Interpretation 1
A bank's monthly sales figures are: Jan=$12,000, Feb=$15,000, Mar=$18,000, Apr=$14,000.
What is the average monthly sales?