Data Analytics in Excel Test

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The Data Analytics in Excel test evaluates a candidate's ability to use Excel for data analysis and interpretation. It covers topics such as data manipulation, functions, formulas, charts, and data visualization using Excel. The test also includes scenario-based multiple-choice questions to assess problem-solving skills and critical thinking in a business context.

Covered skills:

Data Interpretation
Excel functions
Charts and Graphs in Excel
Data Analysis fundamentals
Creating and sharing reports

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About the Data Analytics in Excel Assessment Test

The Data Analytics in Excel 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.

The test screens for the following skills that hiring managers look for in candidates:

Efficiently analyze and interpret complex data sets
Apply advanced Excel functions to perform data analysis
Create visually appealing charts and graphs to present data
Demonstrate proficiency in fundamental data analysis techniques
Generate accurate and informative reports using Excel
Effectively share and communicate findings from data analysis
Utilize Excel formulas and functions to manipulate and transform data
Apply statistical analysis methods to draw meaningful insights
Perform data cleansing and preprocessing tasks in Excel
Interpret trends and patterns in data for decision-making

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🧐 Question
Medium MATCH INDEX LOOKUP	Solve
Some friends live in adjacent apartments in a building in Central Perk, New York. We want to write a function to search the apartment number by name. Which of the following functions should we use?
Medium Organization data Data transformation Duplicate Data Removal Remove Duplicate Values	Solve
We have two Excel files with organization data. One file has Organization ID and Organization Name fields, whereas the second file has Organization ID, Organization Name and Country fields. We wrote a query to retrieve the data from both files. Here’s a sample of the data retrieved: We want to ensure Organization ID field is unique. Which of the following is the ideal solution that ensures Organization ID field is unique while retaining Country data? A: Select the Organization ID and Country columns, and then click Keep Duplicates. B: Select the Organization ID and Country columns, and then click Remove Duplicates. C: Use Group BY function to group the rows by Organization ID. Specify output columns for Organization Name and Country using MAX operation. D: Select Organization ID column and then click Remove Duplicates. Then specify output columns for Country using MAX operation.
Medium Student scores Data formatting Data Transformation Data Manipulation	Solve
Here’s a sample Excel data source: Here’s the expected data format: Which of the following is the correct way to transform the data from the query editor to achieve the result? A: Columns to Select: Student Only B: Columns to Select: Student and Student ID C: Columns to Select: Primary and Secondary D: Command to Use: Pivot Column E: Command to Use: Reverse Rows F: Command to Use: Unpivot Columns
Medium VLOOKUP blood donor Lookup Functions Data Manipulation	Solve
We are looking to find the contact number of the only blood donor with blood group O-. Which function should we use to look up the correct contact number? Here's the documentation for VLOOKUP: =VLOOKUP(lookup value, range containing the lookup value, the column number in the range containing the return value, Approximate match (TRUE) or Exact match (FALSE)). A: =VLOOKUP("O-", A1:E10, 3, TRUE) B: =VLOOKUP("O-", A1:E10, 3, FALSE) C: =VLOOKUP("O-", D1:D10, 4) D: =VLOOKUP("O-", D1:D10, 3) E: =VLOOKUP("O-", A1:E10, 4, TRUE) F: =VLOOKUP("O-", A1:E10, 4, FALSE) G: =VLOOKUP("Kane", A1:E10, 4)
Medium Hiring Developer Skewed Data Graph	Solve
Two companies A and B hired developers from the year 2001 to 2005. The given bar graph shows the hiring details. Now select the statements that are true based on the given details. A: The data given for Company A is skewed to the left. B: The data given for Company B is skewed to the right. C: The data given for Company A is skewed to the right. D: For Company B, mean and mode are equal. E: For Company B, mean is equal to median but less than mode. F: For Company A, median is less than mode but greater than mean.
Medium Negative correlation Correlation Association	Solve
Saffi, one of the popular schools in San Francisco did a school wide study of the students in middle school. The study found that there is a negative correlation between the time spent on Facebook per day by students and their academic achievement. How can we understand the results of this study? A: An increase in time spent on Facebook per day causes a drop in the academic achievement of students at the middle school level. B: There is an association between an increase in time spent on Facebook per day and the drop in the academic achievement of students at Saffi. C: An increase in the time spent on Facebook per day causes a drop in the academic achievement of students at Saffi. D: There is an association between an increase in time spent on Facebook per day and the drop in the academic achievement of students at the middle school level.

	🧐 Question	🔧 Skill
	Medium MATCH INDEX LOOKUP	2 mins Excel	Solve
Some friends live in adjacent apartments in a building in Central Perk, New York. We want to write a function to search the apartment number by name. Which of the following functions should we use?
	Medium Organization data Data transformation Duplicate Data Removal Remove Duplicate Values	3 mins Excel	Solve
We have two Excel files with organization data. One file has Organization ID and Organization Name fields, whereas the second file has Organization ID, Organization Name and Country fields. We wrote a query to retrieve the data from both files. Here’s a sample of the data retrieved: We want to ensure Organization ID field is unique. Which of the following is the ideal solution that ensures Organization ID field is unique while retaining Country data? A: Select the Organization ID and Country columns, and then click Keep Duplicates. B: Select the Organization ID and Country columns, and then click Remove Duplicates. C: Use Group BY function to group the rows by Organization ID. Specify output columns for Organization Name and Country using MAX operation. D: Select Organization ID column and then click Remove Duplicates. Then specify output columns for Country using MAX operation.
	Medium Student scores Data formatting Data Transformation Data Manipulation	2 mins Excel	Solve
Here’s a sample Excel data source: Here’s the expected data format: Which of the following is the correct way to transform the data from the query editor to achieve the result? A: Columns to Select: Student Only B: Columns to Select: Student and Student ID C: Columns to Select: Primary and Secondary D: Command to Use: Pivot Column E: Command to Use: Reverse Rows F: Command to Use: Unpivot Columns
	Medium VLOOKUP blood donor Lookup Functions Data Manipulation	2 mins Excel	Solve
We are looking to find the contact number of the only blood donor with blood group O-. Which function should we use to look up the correct contact number? Here's the documentation for VLOOKUP: =VLOOKUP(lookup value, range containing the lookup value, the column number in the range containing the return value, Approximate match (TRUE) or Exact match (FALSE)). A: =VLOOKUP("O-", A1:E10, 3, TRUE) B: =VLOOKUP("O-", A1:E10, 3, FALSE) C: =VLOOKUP("O-", D1:D10, 4) D: =VLOOKUP("O-", D1:D10, 3) E: =VLOOKUP("O-", A1:E10, 4, TRUE) F: =VLOOKUP("O-", A1:E10, 4, FALSE) G: =VLOOKUP("Kane", A1:E10, 4)
	Medium Hiring Developer Skewed Data Graph	3 mins Data Analysis	Solve
Two companies A and B hired developers from the year 2001 to 2005. The given bar graph shows the hiring details. Now select the statements that are true based on the given details. A: The data given for Company A is skewed to the left. B: The data given for Company B is skewed to the right. C: The data given for Company A is skewed to the right. D: For Company B, mean and mode are equal. E: For Company B, mean is equal to median but less than mode. F: For Company A, median is less than mode but greater than mean.
	Medium Negative correlation Correlation Association	2 mins Data Analysis	Solve
Saffi, one of the popular schools in San Francisco did a school wide study of the students in middle school. The study found that there is a negative correlation between the time spent on Facebook per day by students and their academic achievement. How can we understand the results of this study? A: An increase in time spent on Facebook per day causes a drop in the academic achievement of students at the middle school level. B: There is an association between an increase in time spent on Facebook per day and the drop in the academic achievement of students at Saffi. C: An increase in the time spent on Facebook per day causes a drop in the academic achievement of students at Saffi. D: There is an association between an increase in time spent on Facebook per day and the drop in the academic achievement of students at the middle school level.

	🧐 Question	🔧 Skill	💪 Difficulty	⌛ Time
	MATCH INDEX LOOKUP	Excel	Medium	2 mins	Solve
Some friends live in adjacent apartments in a building in Central Perk, New York. We want to write a function to search the apartment number by name. Which of the following functions should we use?
	Organization data Data transformation Duplicate Data Removal Remove Duplicate Values	Excel	Medium	3 mins	Solve
We have two Excel files with organization data. One file has Organization ID and Organization Name fields, whereas the second file has Organization ID, Organization Name and Country fields. We wrote a query to retrieve the data from both files. Here’s a sample of the data retrieved: We want to ensure Organization ID field is unique. Which of the following is the ideal solution that ensures Organization ID field is unique while retaining Country data? A: Select the Organization ID and Country columns, and then click Keep Duplicates. B: Select the Organization ID and Country columns, and then click Remove Duplicates. C: Use Group BY function to group the rows by Organization ID. Specify output columns for Organization Name and Country using MAX operation. D: Select Organization ID column and then click Remove Duplicates. Then specify output columns for Country using MAX operation.
	Student scores Data formatting Data Transformation Data Manipulation	Excel	Medium	2 mins	Solve
Here’s a sample Excel data source: Here’s the expected data format: Which of the following is the correct way to transform the data from the query editor to achieve the result? A: Columns to Select: Student Only B: Columns to Select: Student and Student ID C: Columns to Select: Primary and Secondary D: Command to Use: Pivot Column E: Command to Use: Reverse Rows F: Command to Use: Unpivot Columns
	VLOOKUP blood donor Lookup Functions Data Manipulation	Excel	Medium	2 mins	Solve
We are looking to find the contact number of the only blood donor with blood group O-. Which function should we use to look up the correct contact number? Here's the documentation for VLOOKUP: =VLOOKUP(lookup value, range containing the lookup value, the column number in the range containing the return value, Approximate match (TRUE) or Exact match (FALSE)). A: =VLOOKUP("O-", A1:E10, 3, TRUE) B: =VLOOKUP("O-", A1:E10, 3, FALSE) C: =VLOOKUP("O-", D1:D10, 4) D: =VLOOKUP("O-", D1:D10, 3) E: =VLOOKUP("O-", A1:E10, 4, TRUE) F: =VLOOKUP("O-", A1:E10, 4, FALSE) G: =VLOOKUP("Kane", A1:E10, 4)
	Hiring Developer Skewed Data Graph	Data Analysis	Medium	3 mins	Solve
Two companies A and B hired developers from the year 2001 to 2005. The given bar graph shows the hiring details. Now select the statements that are true based on the given details. A: The data given for Company A is skewed to the left. B: The data given for Company B is skewed to the right. C: The data given for Company A is skewed to the right. D: For Company B, mean and mode are equal. E: For Company B, mean is equal to median but less than mode. F: For Company A, median is less than mode but greater than mean.
	Negative correlation Correlation Association	Data Analysis	Medium	2 mins	Solve
Saffi, one of the popular schools in San Francisco did a school wide study of the students in middle school. The study found that there is a negative correlation between the time spent on Facebook per day by students and their academic achievement. How can we understand the results of this study? A: An increase in time spent on Facebook per day causes a drop in the academic achievement of students at the middle school level. B: There is an association between an increase in time spent on Facebook per day and the drop in the academic achievement of students at Saffi. C: An increase in the time spent on Facebook per day causes a drop in the academic achievement of students at Saffi. D: There is an association between an increase in time spent on Facebook per day and the drop in the academic achievement of students at the middle school level.

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Why you should use Pre-employment Data Analytics in Excel Test?

The Data Analytics in Excel Test makes use of scenario-based questions to test for on-the-job skills as opposed to theoretical knowledge, ensuring that candidates who do well on this screening test have the relavant skills. The questions are designed to covered following on-the-job aspects:

Demonstrate proficiency in using Excel functions for data analysis
Create and format charts and graphs in Excel to visually represent data
Interpret data to identify trends, patterns, and insights
Apply data analysis fundamentals to solve business problems
Utilize advanced Excel features for data manipulation and cleansing
Demonstrate expertise in creating and sharing reports in Excel
Employ data visualization techniques to effectively communicate findings
Perform advanced data calculations using Excel formulas and functions
Apply statistical analysis methods to interpret data accurately
Demonstrate proficiency in using pivot tables for data analysis

Once the test is sent to a candidate, the candidate receives a link in email to take the test. For each candidate, you will receive a detailed report with skills breakdown and benchmarks to shortlist the top candidates from your pool.

What topics are covered in the Data Analytics in Excel Test?

Data Interpretation: Data interpretation involves analyzing and making sense of data to extract meaningful insights. This skill is crucial in today's data-driven world as it allows decision-makers to understand and derive valuable information from large datasets.

Excel functions: Excel functions refer to a wide range of built-in formulas that enable users to perform complex calculations, manipulate and transform data. Understanding and assessing this skill is important as it demonstrates a candidate's ability to effectively utilize Excel's functionality for data analysis and problem-solving.

Charts and Graphs in Excel: Creating charts and graphs in Excel helps visually represent data, making it easier to comprehend and analyze patterns, trends, and relationships. Testing this skill ensures that candidates possess the ability to present data in a visually appealing and informative manner.

Data Analysis fundamentals: Data analysis fundamentals encompass various techniques and methodologies employed to interpret and draw meaningful conclusions from data. Assessing this skill is important as it demonstrates a candidate's understanding of core data analysis techniques, such as summarizing, organizing, and visualizing data.

Creating and sharing reports: Creating and sharing reports involves compiling data, generating meaningful insights, and presenting them in a comprehensive manner. Evaluating this skill is crucial as it showcases a candidate's ability to communicate findings effectively and efficiently, enabling informed decision-making based on data-driven insights.

Full list of covered topics

The actual topics of the questions in the final test will depend on your job description and requirements. However, here's a list of topics you can expect the questions for Data Analytics in Excel Test to be based on.

Data validation

Conditional formatting

Pivot tables

VLOOKUP function

HLOOKUP function

SUMIFS function

COUNTIFS function

Formulas and functions

Chart types

Trend analysis

Slicers

Data sorting

Data filtering

Power Query

Statistical functions

Histograms

Histogram analysis

Regression analysis

Data visualization

Data summarization

Data interpretation

Scenario analysis

Data manipulation

Data formatting

Data aggregation

Data modeling

Data presentation

Data sharing

Report generation

Report formatting

What roles can I use the Data Analytics in Excel Test for?

Data Analyst
Business Analyst
Financial Analyst
Business Intelligence Analyst
Data Scientist
Data Engineer
Data Architect
Business Consultant
Financial Consultant
Market Research Analyst

How is the Data Analytics in Excel Test customized for senior candidates?

For intermediate/ experienced candidates, we customize the assessment questions to include advanced topics and increase the difficulty level of the questions. This might include adding questions on topics like

Utilize advanced Excel features for automation and efficiency
Effectively use Excel's data validation and conditional formatting features
Apply data filtering techniques to extract relevant information
Demonstrate understanding of data cleaning and data transformation processes
Utilize Excel's data modeling capabilities to analyze complex datasets
Demonstrate expertise in using lookup functions for data analysis
Apply statistical functions in Excel to derive meaningful insights
Utilize Excel's regression analysis capabilities for data modeling
Demonstrate proficiency in using Excel's what-if analysis tools
Apply advanced data visualization techniques using Excel

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What is Data Analytics in Excel Test?

The Data Analytics in Excel Test assesses a candidate's ability to analyze data effectively using Excel. It is used by recruiters to identify candidates with strong Excel and data analysis skills.

Can I combine Data Analytics in Excel Test with Data Analysis questions?

Yes, recruiters can request a single custom test that includes both Data Analytics in Excel and Data Analysis questions. For more details on how we assess Data Analysis, check Data Analysis Test.

What topics are evaluated in the Data Analytics in Excel Test?

The test covers skills such as Data Interpretation, Excel functions, Charts and Graphs in Excel, Data Analysis fundamentals, and Creating and sharing reports.

How to use Data Analytics in Excel Test in my hiring process?

Use this test as a pre-screening tool at the beginning of your recruitment process. Add a link to the assessment in your job post or invite candidates by email.

Can I test Excel and SQL together in a test?

Yes, you can test both Excel and SQL together. This combination is recommended for a more comprehensive assessment of data handling skills. Check the Excel & SQL Test for more information.

What are the main Data Analysis tests?

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Can I combine multiple skills into one custom assessment?

Yes, absolutely. Custom assessments are set up based on your job description, and will include questions on all must-have skills you specify. Here's a quick guide on how you can request a custom test.

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