Visualizations and Report Design Flashcards

Which Power BI visual type is best suited for showing trends over time?

Answer: Line chart

Line charts display data points connected across a continuous axis, making them ideal for showing trends or changes over time.

What does a slicer do in Power BI?

Answer: Provides an on-canvas filter that lets report users interactively filter visuals

A slicer is a visual filter element that report users can interact with to filter all connected visuals on the page.

Which visual is most appropriate for displaying part-to-whole relationships as percentages?

Answer: Pie or donut chart

Pie and donut charts show how individual parts contribute to a total whole, making them ideal for percentage breakdowns.

What is a KPI visual in Power BI used for?

Answer: Showing a metric against a target or goal with a status indicator

A KPI visual displays a key metric compared to a defined target, with a trend indicator showing progress direction.

What does the 'Drill Down' feature in Power BI visuals allow users to do?

Answer: Navigate from a higher level of a hierarchy to a more detailed level

Drill Down lets users click into a visual to explore deeper levels of a data hierarchy, such as going from Year to Quarter to Month.

Which Power BI visual allows you to display geographic data on an interactive map?

Answer: Filled map or Map visual

The Map and Filled Map visuals in Power BI plot data geographically using location fields like country, state, or latitude/longitude.