Business-intelligence analyst practice questions

About this practice suite

This suite prepares candidates for business-intelligence analyst selection in the technology, software, data, ai, and cybersecurity sector with 5 skill areas: data interpretation, numerical reasoning, situational judgment, critical thinking and logical reasoning. Every question was written by Novus editors for this suite (none are taken from live or leaked exams), and the full bank holds 52 scored questions across three modes, plus 8 reserve questions used to vary repeat attempts. Answer keys never ship to the browser: your answers are scored server-side, and results stay on your device.

Skills this suite practises

• Data interpretation: Tables, charts, graphs, dashboards, trends, comparisons, and evidence-based conclusions.
• Numerical reasoning: Arithmetic, fractions, percentages, ratios, rates, estimation, word problems, and number relationships.
• Situational judgment: Evaluating workplace responses against role-relevant principles.
• Critical thinking: Evaluating evidence, assumptions, arguments, credibility, and alternative explanations.
• Logical reasoning: Conditional logic, syllogisms, ordering, grouping, argument structure, and constraint problems.

Sample questions from the guided bank

Two of the 10 guided-practice questions, shown exactly as they appear in a session. Answers and explanations are not printed here, because keys stay on the server. Open guided practice to answer them and see how you did.

1. In a star schema, a measure such as 'sales amount' typically lives in the:

   • A. Dimension table only
   • B. Tooltip font
   • C. Color palette
   • D. Fact table at a declared grain

2. A KPI without an owner, definition, and refresh SLA is risky because:

   • A. Dashboards cannot render numbers
   • B. Filters stop working
   • C. SQL becomes illegal
   • D. Stakeholders will disagree and trust erodes when numbers drift

Practice modes and timing

Guided practice is untimed-feeling and instructional; the mini-test is a short timed check; the full simulation mirrors a complete sitting. All three draw on separate question sets, so moving up a mode never repeats what you practised.

Study outline

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