Business Analyst Test

About the test:

The Business Analyst Test uses scenario-based MCQs to evaluate candidates on their ability to identify and define business problems, gather and analyze requirements, create process models and data flows, develop use cases, and communicate effectively with stakeholders. Other key skills evaluated include critical thinking, problem-solving, data analysis, project management, and agile methodologies.

Covered skills:

The Relational Model
SQL Functions
Data Query Language
SQL Filtering / WHERE Statement
Indexes
SQL JOINS
Date Filtering and Timestamps
Operator Precedence
GROUP BY
Bottom-Up Design
Normalization
Multi-Table SELECT
Backup Strategies
Data Types
Sharding
Backups
Distributed vs Centralized Databases
SQL Injections
Reading data
Graphs
Tables
Regression analysis
Predictive analysis
Cohort analysis
Ratio-Proportion
Problem Solving
Inference Assessment
Evaluation of Arguments
Deduction
Data Interpretation
Aptitude
Lateral Thinking

SQL Basics
Data Modification Language
CRUD
Subqueries
3 Valued Logic
Window Functions
Aggregate Functions
ORDER BY
Top-Down Design
Entity Relationship Diagram
Database Types
Permission Management
Transactions
Views
Replication
Vertical + Horizontal Scaling
Database Security
Access Control
Drawing inferences
Charts
Maths
Data Processing
Prescriptive analysis
Percentage
Profit-Loss
Observation
Interpretation
Recognizing Assumptions
Statements & Conclusion
Critical Thinking
Logical Reasoning

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9 reasons why

Adaface Business Analyst Test is the most accurate way to shortlist candidates

Reason #1

Tests for on-the-job skills

The Business Analyst Test helps recruiters and hiring managers identify qualified candidates from a pool of resumes, and helps in taking objective hiring decisions. It reduces the administrative overhead of interviewing too many candidates and saves time by filtering out unqualified candidates at the first step of the hiring process.

Non-googleable questions & proctoring features enable you to be comfortable with conducting assessments online. The Business Analyst Test is ideal for helping recruiters identify which candidates have the skills to do well on the job.

Reason #2

No trick questions

Traditional assessment tools use trick questions and puzzles for the screening, which creates a lot of frustration among candidates about having to go through irrelevant screening assessments.

The main reason we started Adaface is that traditional pre-employment assessment platforms are not a fair way for companies to evaluate candidates. At Adaface, our mission is to help companies find great candidates by assessing on-the-job skills required for a role.

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Reason #3

Non-googleable questions

We have a very high focus on the quality of questions that test for on-the-job skills. Every question is non-googleable and we have a very high bar for the level of subject matter experts we onboard to create these questions. We have crawlers to check if any of the questions are leaked online. If/ when a question gets leaked, we get an alert. We change the question for you & let you know.

These are just a small sample from our library of 10,000+ questions. The actual questions on this Business Analyst Test will be non-googleable.

🧐 Question
Medium PV of customer segments Market Segmentation ROI CLV	Solve
A retail company is exploring new customer segments to increase sales. You are provided with the following data on three potential customer segments: Segment A: - Average annual revenue per customer: $500 - Average customer retention rate: 80% - Average customer acquisition cost: $200 - Expected segment size: 2,000 customers Segment B: - Average annual revenue per customer: $750 - Average customer retention rate: 70% - Average customer acquisition cost: $300 - Expected segment size: 1,500 customers Segment C: - Average annual revenue per customer: $1,000 - Average customer retention rate: 60% - Average customer acquisition cost: $400 - Expected segment size: 1,000 customers Assuming a 10% discount rate, which customer segment should the company target to maximize the return on investment? A target customer segment would have higher customer lifetime value (CLV). Note that CLV is calculated by using the following formula: CLV = (Average Annual Revenue per Customer * Gross Margin %) * (Retention Rate / (1 + Discount Rate - Retention Rate)) - Customer Acquisition Cost
Easy Supply Chain Management Cost Reduction	Solve
A company is considering two options to optimize its supply chain and reduce costs. The following data has been provided for each option: Option Alpha: - Annual transportation cost reduction: $300,000 - Annual inventory carrying cost increase: $250,000 - One-time implementation cost: $100,000 Option Beta: - Annual transportation cost reduction: $200,000 - Annual inventory carrying cost increase: $150,000 - One-time implementation cost: $50,000 As a business analyst, determine which option provides a higher net cost reduction over a 3-year period. A: Option Alpha provides a higher net cost reduction. B: Option Beta provides a higher net cost reduction. C: Both options provide the same net cost reduction. D: Neither option provides a net cost reduction. E: The net cost reduction cannot be determined with the given data.
Medium Multi Select JOIN GROUP BY	Solve
Consider the following SQL table: How many rows does the following SQL query return?
Medium nth highest sales Nested queries User Defined Functions	Solve
Consider the following SQL table: Which of the following SQL commands will find the ‘nth highest Sales’ if it exists (returns null otherwise)?
Medium Select & IN Nested queries	Solve
Consider the following SQL table: Which of the following SQL queries would return the year when neither a football or cricket winner was chosen?
Medium Sorting Ubers Nested queries Join Comparison operators	Solve
Consider the following SQL table: What will be the first two tuples resulting from the following SQL command?
Hard With, AVG & SUM MAX() MIN() Aggregate functions	Solve
Consider the following SQL table: How many tuples does the following query return?
Medium Dividends Line Charts	Solve
Consider the following line chart which shows the money invested by a company in production each year and the sales made by the company each year. If the pie chart shows the shareholding pattern of the company and the company gives 10% of the profit as dividends to its share holders then what is the average dividend received by retail investors from 2000 to 2004?
Medium Laptop Brands Missing data	Solve
Given below is the list of laptop brands and their details in which some data is missing. If the cost price of Dell is 3/5 of the cost price of Lenovo, then what will be the %profit of Dell?
Medium Median Percentages median	Solve
Consider the following line chart which shows the sales of five different companies from 2000 to 2009. Which of the following companies has the maximum percentage increase in the median from 2000 to 2004 and 2005 to 2009.
Medium Claims for a new drug Xylanex Critical Thinking Evaluating Arguments Identifying Assumptions	Solve
A pharmaceutical company claims that their new drug, Xylanex, is highly effective in treating a specific medical condition. They provide statistical data from a clinical trial to support their claim. However, a group of scientists has raised concerns about the validity of the study design and potential bias in the data collection process. They argue that the results may be inflated and not truly representative of the drug's effectiveness. Which of the following assumptions is necessary to support the pharmaceutical company's claim? A: The clinical trial participants were randomly selected and representative of the target population. B: The scientists raising concerns have a conflict of interest and are biased against the pharmaceutical company. C: The statistical analysis of the clinical trial data was conducted by independent experts. D: The medical condition being treated by Xylanex is widespread and affects a large number of individuals. E: The pharmaceutical company has a proven track record of developing effective drugs for similar medical conditions.
Medium Emma's cafe business	Solve
Emma's cafe has been operating successfully for the last 6 years. Profits have been growing every year, with this year (2020) being their best year so far. As a thank you, Emma treated her staff to a meal at a Michelin star restaurant. Below are 3 statements about Emma, her staff and her cafe. Can you help us decide whether the 3 statements are "True", "Probably True", "Insufficient Data to Say True or False", "Probably False", or "False". 1. Emma's staff members are happy. 2. Emma's cafe did well in 2016. 3. Emma is rich. A: True B: False C: Probably True D: Probably False E: Insufficient Data
Easy Ivory's new startup	Solve
Statement: Ivory started a new startup. We know for a fact that almost all startups fail within the first 2 years. Conclusion: Ivory's startup will fail. Does the conclusion follow from the statement?

	🧐 Question	🔧 Skill
	Medium PV of customer segments Market Segmentation ROI CLV	3 mins Business Analysis	Solve
A retail company is exploring new customer segments to increase sales. You are provided with the following data on three potential customer segments: Segment A: - Average annual revenue per customer: $500 - Average customer retention rate: 80% - Average customer acquisition cost: $200 - Expected segment size: 2,000 customers Segment B: - Average annual revenue per customer: $750 - Average customer retention rate: 70% - Average customer acquisition cost: $300 - Expected segment size: 1,500 customers Segment C: - Average annual revenue per customer: $1,000 - Average customer retention rate: 60% - Average customer acquisition cost: $400 - Expected segment size: 1,000 customers Assuming a 10% discount rate, which customer segment should the company target to maximize the return on investment? A target customer segment would have higher customer lifetime value (CLV). Note that CLV is calculated by using the following formula: CLV = (Average Annual Revenue per Customer * Gross Margin %) * (Retention Rate / (1 + Discount Rate - Retention Rate)) - Customer Acquisition Cost
	Easy Supply Chain Management Cost Reduction	2 mins Business Analysis	Solve
A company is considering two options to optimize its supply chain and reduce costs. The following data has been provided for each option: Option Alpha: - Annual transportation cost reduction: $300,000 - Annual inventory carrying cost increase: $250,000 - One-time implementation cost: $100,000 Option Beta: - Annual transportation cost reduction: $200,000 - Annual inventory carrying cost increase: $150,000 - One-time implementation cost: $50,000 As a business analyst, determine which option provides a higher net cost reduction over a 3-year period. A: Option Alpha provides a higher net cost reduction. B: Option Beta provides a higher net cost reduction. C: Both options provide the same net cost reduction. D: Neither option provides a net cost reduction. E: The net cost reduction cannot be determined with the given data.
	Medium Multi Select JOIN GROUP BY	2 mins SQL	Solve
Consider the following SQL table: How many rows does the following SQL query return?
	Medium nth highest sales Nested queries User Defined Functions	3 mins SQL	Solve
Consider the following SQL table: Which of the following SQL commands will find the ‘nth highest Sales’ if it exists (returns null otherwise)?
	Medium Select & IN Nested queries	3 mins SQL	Solve
Consider the following SQL table: Which of the following SQL queries would return the year when neither a football or cricket winner was chosen?
	Medium Sorting Ubers Nested queries Join Comparison operators	3 mins SQL	Solve
Consider the following SQL table: What will be the first two tuples resulting from the following SQL command?
	Hard With, AVG & SUM MAX() MIN() Aggregate functions	2 mins SQL	Solve
Consider the following SQL table: How many tuples does the following query return?
	Medium Dividends Line Charts	3 mins Data Interpretation	Solve
Consider the following line chart which shows the money invested by a company in production each year and the sales made by the company each year. If the pie chart shows the shareholding pattern of the company and the company gives 10% of the profit as dividends to its share holders then what is the average dividend received by retail investors from 2000 to 2004?
	Medium Laptop Brands Missing data	2 mins Data Interpretation	Solve
Given below is the list of laptop brands and their details in which some data is missing. If the cost price of Dell is 3/5 of the cost price of Lenovo, then what will be the %profit of Dell?
	Medium Median Percentages median	3 mins Data Interpretation	Solve
Consider the following line chart which shows the sales of five different companies from 2000 to 2009. Which of the following companies has the maximum percentage increase in the median from 2000 to 2004 and 2005 to 2009.
	Medium Claims for a new drug Xylanex Critical Thinking Evaluating Arguments Identifying Assumptions	2 mins Critical Thinking	Solve
A pharmaceutical company claims that their new drug, Xylanex, is highly effective in treating a specific medical condition. They provide statistical data from a clinical trial to support their claim. However, a group of scientists has raised concerns about the validity of the study design and potential bias in the data collection process. They argue that the results may be inflated and not truly representative of the drug's effectiveness. Which of the following assumptions is necessary to support the pharmaceutical company's claim? A: The clinical trial participants were randomly selected and representative of the target population. B: The scientists raising concerns have a conflict of interest and are biased against the pharmaceutical company. C: The statistical analysis of the clinical trial data was conducted by independent experts. D: The medical condition being treated by Xylanex is widespread and affects a large number of individuals. E: The pharmaceutical company has a proven track record of developing effective drugs for similar medical conditions.
	Medium Emma's cafe business	2 mins Critical Thinking	Solve
Emma's cafe has been operating successfully for the last 6 years. Profits have been growing every year, with this year (2020) being their best year so far. As a thank you, Emma treated her staff to a meal at a Michelin star restaurant. Below are 3 statements about Emma, her staff and her cafe. Can you help us decide whether the 3 statements are "True", "Probably True", "Insufficient Data to Say True or False", "Probably False", or "False". 1. Emma's staff members are happy. 2. Emma's cafe did well in 2016. 3. Emma is rich. A: True B: False C: Probably True D: Probably False E: Insufficient Data
	Easy Ivory's new startup	2 mins Critical Thinking	Solve
Statement: Ivory started a new startup. We know for a fact that almost all startups fail within the first 2 years. Conclusion: Ivory's startup will fail. Does the conclusion follow from the statement?

	🧐 Question	🔧 Skill	💪 Difficulty	⌛ Time
	PV of customer segments Market Segmentation ROI CLV	Business Analysis	Medium	3 mins	Solve
A retail company is exploring new customer segments to increase sales. You are provided with the following data on three potential customer segments: Segment A: - Average annual revenue per customer: $500 - Average customer retention rate: 80% - Average customer acquisition cost: $200 - Expected segment size: 2,000 customers Segment B: - Average annual revenue per customer: $750 - Average customer retention rate: 70% - Average customer acquisition cost: $300 - Expected segment size: 1,500 customers Segment C: - Average annual revenue per customer: $1,000 - Average customer retention rate: 60% - Average customer acquisition cost: $400 - Expected segment size: 1,000 customers Assuming a 10% discount rate, which customer segment should the company target to maximize the return on investment? A target customer segment would have higher customer lifetime value (CLV). Note that CLV is calculated by using the following formula: CLV = (Average Annual Revenue per Customer * Gross Margin %) * (Retention Rate / (1 + Discount Rate - Retention Rate)) - Customer Acquisition Cost
	Supply Chain Management Cost Reduction	Business Analysis	Easy	2 mins	Solve
A company is considering two options to optimize its supply chain and reduce costs. The following data has been provided for each option: Option Alpha: - Annual transportation cost reduction: $300,000 - Annual inventory carrying cost increase: $250,000 - One-time implementation cost: $100,000 Option Beta: - Annual transportation cost reduction: $200,000 - Annual inventory carrying cost increase: $150,000 - One-time implementation cost: $50,000 As a business analyst, determine which option provides a higher net cost reduction over a 3-year period. A: Option Alpha provides a higher net cost reduction. B: Option Beta provides a higher net cost reduction. C: Both options provide the same net cost reduction. D: Neither option provides a net cost reduction. E: The net cost reduction cannot be determined with the given data.
	Multi Select JOIN GROUP BY	SQL	Medium	2 mins	Solve
Consider the following SQL table: How many rows does the following SQL query return?
	nth highest sales Nested queries User Defined Functions	SQL	Medium	3 mins	Solve
Consider the following SQL table: Which of the following SQL commands will find the ‘nth highest Sales’ if it exists (returns null otherwise)?
	Select & IN Nested queries	SQL	Medium	3 mins	Solve
Consider the following SQL table: Which of the following SQL queries would return the year when neither a football or cricket winner was chosen?
	Sorting Ubers Nested queries Join Comparison operators	SQL	Medium	3 mins	Solve
Consider the following SQL table: What will be the first two tuples resulting from the following SQL command?
	With, AVG & SUM MAX() MIN() Aggregate functions	SQL	Hard	2 mins	Solve
Consider the following SQL table: How many tuples does the following query return?
	Dividends Line Charts	Data Interpretation	Medium	3 mins	Solve
Consider the following line chart which shows the money invested by a company in production each year and the sales made by the company each year. If the pie chart shows the shareholding pattern of the company and the company gives 10% of the profit as dividends to its share holders then what is the average dividend received by retail investors from 2000 to 2004?
	Laptop Brands Missing data	Data Interpretation	Medium	2 mins	Solve
Given below is the list of laptop brands and their details in which some data is missing. If the cost price of Dell is 3/5 of the cost price of Lenovo, then what will be the %profit of Dell?
	Median Percentages median	Data Interpretation	Medium	3 mins	Solve
Consider the following line chart which shows the sales of five different companies from 2000 to 2009. Which of the following companies has the maximum percentage increase in the median from 2000 to 2004 and 2005 to 2009.
	Claims for a new drug Xylanex Critical Thinking Evaluating Arguments Identifying Assumptions	Critical Thinking	Medium	2 mins	Solve
A pharmaceutical company claims that their new drug, Xylanex, is highly effective in treating a specific medical condition. They provide statistical data from a clinical trial to support their claim. However, a group of scientists has raised concerns about the validity of the study design and potential bias in the data collection process. They argue that the results may be inflated and not truly representative of the drug's effectiveness. Which of the following assumptions is necessary to support the pharmaceutical company's claim? A: The clinical trial participants were randomly selected and representative of the target population. B: The scientists raising concerns have a conflict of interest and are biased against the pharmaceutical company. C: The statistical analysis of the clinical trial data was conducted by independent experts. D: The medical condition being treated by Xylanex is widespread and affects a large number of individuals. E: The pharmaceutical company has a proven track record of developing effective drugs for similar medical conditions.
	Emma's cafe business	Critical Thinking	Medium	2 mins	Solve
Emma's cafe has been operating successfully for the last 6 years. Profits have been growing every year, with this year (2020) being their best year so far. As a thank you, Emma treated her staff to a meal at a Michelin star restaurant. Below are 3 statements about Emma, her staff and her cafe. Can you help us decide whether the 3 statements are "True", "Probably True", "Insufficient Data to Say True or False", "Probably False", or "False". 1. Emma's staff members are happy. 2. Emma's cafe did well in 2016. 3. Emma is rich. A: True B: False C: Probably True D: Probably False E: Insufficient Data
	Ivory's new startup	Critical Thinking	Easy	2 mins	Solve
Statement: Ivory started a new startup. We know for a fact that almost all startups fail within the first 2 years. Conclusion: Ivory's startup will fail. Does the conclusion follow from the statement?

Reason #4

1200+ customers in 75 countries

With Adaface, we were able to optimise our initial screening process by upwards of 75%, freeing up precious time for both hiring managers and our talent acquisition team alike!

Brandon Lee, Head of People, Love, Bonito

Reason #5

Designed for elimination, not selection

The most important thing while implementing the pre-employment Business Analyst Test in your hiring process is that it is an elimination tool, not a selection tool. In other words: you want to use the test to eliminate the candidates who do poorly on the test, not to select the candidates who come out at the top. While they are super valuable, pre-employment tests do not paint the entire picture of a candidate’s abilities, knowledge, and motivations. Multiple easy questions are more predictive of a candidate's ability than fewer hard questions. Harder questions are often "trick" based questions, which do not provide any meaningful signal about the candidate's skillset.

Reason #6

1 click candidate invites

Email invites: You can send candidates an email invite to the Business Analyst Test from your dashboard by entering their email address.

Public link: You can create a public link for each test that you can share with candidates.

API or integrations: You can invite candidates directly from your ATS by using our pre-built integrations with popular ATS systems or building a custom integration with your in-house ATS.

Reason #7

Detailed scorecards & benchmarks

Reason #8

High completion rate

Adaface tests are conversational, low-stress, and take just 25-40 mins to complete.

This is why Adaface has the highest test-completion rate (86%), which is more than 2x better than traditional assessments.

Reason #9

Advanced Proctoring

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What topics are covered in the Business Analyst Test?

The Relational Model

SQL Basics

SQL Functions

Data Modification Language

Data Query Language

CRUD

SQL Filtering / WHERE Statement

Subqueries

Indexes

3 Valued Logic

SQL JOINS

Window Functions

Date Filtering and Timestamps

Aggregate Functions

Operator Precedence

ORDER BY

GROUP BY

Top-Down Design

Bottom-Up Design

Entity Relationship Diagram

Normalization

Database Types

Multi-Table SELECT

Permission Management

Backup Strategies

Transactions

Data Types

Views

Sharding

Replication

Backups

Vertical + Horizontal Scaling

Distributed vs Centralized Databases

Database Security

SQL Injections

Access Control

Reading data

Drawing inferences

Graphs

Charts

Tables

Maths

Regression analysis

Data Processing

Predictive analysis

Prescriptive analysis

Cohort analysis

Percentage

Ratio-Proportion

Profit-Loss

Ability to solve different types of problems

Problem Solving

Ability to notice and retain all the intricate details

Observation

Ability to draw sound conclusions from the given information

Inference Assessment

Interpretation

Ability to determine whether the logic of the argument is sound or not

Evaluation of Arguments

Ability to determine whether the assumptions are correct or not

Recognizing Assumptions

Ability to draw insight from the given data

Deduction

Statements & Conclusion

Data Interpretation

Critical Thinking

Aptitude

Logical Reasoning

Lateral thinking is a manner of solving problems using an indirect and creative approach via reasoning that is not immediately obvious.

Lateral Thinking

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The hiring managers felt that through the technical questions that they asked during the panel interviews, they were able to tell which candidates had better scores, and differentiated with those who did not score as well. They are highly satisfied with the quality of candidates shortlisted with the Adaface screening.

85%

reduction in screening time

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FAQs

Can I combine multiple skills into one custom assessment?

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How do I interpret test scores?

The primary thing to keep in mind is that an assessment is an elimination tool, not a selection tool. A skills assessment is optimized to help you eliminate candidates who are not technically qualified for the role, it is not optimized to help you find the best candidate for the role. So the ideal way to use an assessment is to decide a threshold score (typically 55%, we help you benchmark) and invite all candidates who score above the threshold for the next rounds of interview.

What experience level can I use this test for?

Each Adaface assessment is customized to your job description/ ideal candidate persona (our subject matter experts will pick the right questions for your assessment from our library of 10000+ questions). This assessment can be customized for any experience level.

Does every candidate get the same questions?

Yes, it makes it much easier for you to compare candidates. Options for MCQ questions and the order of questions are randomized. We have anti-cheating/ proctoring features in place. In our enterprise plan, we also have the option to create multiple versions of the same assessment with questions of similar difficulty levels.