Analyses & visuals — quiz
8 questions covering this module. Visual types, calculations, parameters and interactivity.
Which computes revenue per customer regardless of visual grouping?
- sum(revenue)
- sumOver(sum({revenue}), [{customer_id}], PRE_AGG)
- runningSum(sum(revenue))
- percentOfTotal(sum(revenue))
Answer: sumOver(sum({revenue}), [{customer_id}], PRE_AGG) — A level-aware aggregation pins the computation to customer_id independent of the visual.
In runningSum, the third argument specifies:
- The sort order
- The partition where the calculation resets
- The aggregation type
- The filter
Answer: The partition where the calculation resets — Partition defines reset boundaries; the second argument is the sort order.
Numbers in one visual do not match the rest of the dashboard. Likely cause?
- SPICE lag
- Filter applied at single-visual scope
- Wrong visual type
- Missing geographic role
Answer: Filter applied at single-visual scope — Scope determines which visuals a filter touches; a single-visual filter is easy to forget.
Which action type passes a value to another sheet?
- Filter action
- Navigation action with parameters
- URL action
- AutoGraph
Answer: Navigation action with parameters — Navigation actions move between sheets and can carry parameter values.
Where is a visual configured in QuickSight?
- The format pane
- The field wells
- The dataset
- Parameters
Answer: The field wells — They change depending on the visual type.
Which usually reads better than five overlapping lines?
- A pie chart
- Small multiples
- A KPI visual
- A table
Answer: Small multiples — One small chart per category on a shared scale.
A parameter with a control appears to do nothing. Why?
- It needs SPICE
- Nothing references it yet
- Wrong data type
- It needs a refresh
Answer: Nothing references it yet — A filter, calculation or action must use it.
To let readers switch which metric a chart shows, use:
- A filter
- A parameter referenced in a calculated field
- Small multiples
- An insight
Answer: A parameter referenced in a calculated field — One chart replaces three.