Data Visualization and Reports in Power BI Flashcards
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In Power BI, which visual feature allows report users to type questions about their data in natural language and receive an automatic visualization?
Answer: Q&A visual
The Q&A visual allows users to type natural language questions and Power BI automatically generates an appropriate visualization to answer the query.
What is the Decomposition Tree visual in Power BI primarily designed for?
Answer: Breaking down a metric across multiple dimensions interactively to identify contributors
The Decomposition Tree visual lets users interactively drill into a metric across multiple dimensions to discover which factors drive that value up or down.
Which Power BI AI-powered visual automatically identifies the top factors that drive changes in a selected metric or outcome?
Answer: Key Influencers visual
The Key Influencers visual uses AI to analyze which fields in your dataset most significantly influence the selected metric or category outcome.
What does 'conditional formatting' enable in Power BI table and matrix visuals?
Answer: Dynamically applying colors, icons, or data bars based on each cell's underlying data value
Conditional formatting applies visual formatting such as background color, font color, icons, or data bars dynamically based on each cell's underlying data value.
In Power BI, how do you configure a report page to serve as a custom tooltip for a visual?
Answer: Set the page to tooltip dimensions and enable 'Allow use as tooltip' in Page information settings
To create a report page tooltip, you resize the page to tooltip dimensions and enable the 'Allow use as tooltip' option in the Page information section of the Format pane.
What does the Selection Pane in Power BI allow report developers to manage?
Answer: The visibility and layer order (z-order) of visuals on a report page
The Selection Pane provides a list of all visuals on the page and allows developers to show or hide individual visuals and adjust their layering (z-order).
In Power BI, what does the 'Spotlight' feature do when activated from a visual's context menu?
Answer: It focuses attention on one visual by dimming all other visuals on the report page
The Spotlight feature dims all other visuals on the report page, drawing the viewer's attention to the selected visual — useful when presenting specific insights.
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