PL-300 Exam Guide, Objectives & Preparation

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Exam Code	PL-300
Exam Name	Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst
Vendor	Microsoft
Total Questions	464
Last Updated	26-Oct, 2026

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Free PL-300 Practice Questions

Explore 4 free practice questions for the Microsoft PL-300 exam and review the answers and explanations to support your preparation.

Question 1
Single answer

You need to create a relationship between the Weekly_Returnstable and the Date table to meet the reporting requirements of the regional managers. What should you do?
- Option A:
  In the Weekly.Returns table, create a new calculated column named date-id in a format of yyyymmdd and use the calculated column to create a relationship to the Date table.
  Correct
- Option B:
  Add the Weekly_Returns data to the Salestable by using related DAX functions.
  Correct
- Option C:
  Create a new table based on the Date table where date-id is unique, and then create a many-tomany relationship to Weekly_Return.
  Correct
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Correct Answer: A

Explanation

Scenario: Region managersrequire a visual to analyze weekly sales and returns.
Question 2
Single answer

Whatshould you create to meet the reporting requirements of the sales department?
- Option A:
  a measure that uses a formula of SUM (Sales [sales_id])
  Correct
- Option B:
  a calculated column that use a formula of COUNTA(sales [sales_id])
  Correct
- Option C:
  a measure that uses a formula of COUNTROWS (Sales)
  Correct
- Option D:
  a calculated column that uses a formula of SUM (Sales [sales_id])
  Correct
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Correct Answer: C

Explanation

The sale department requires reports that contain the number ofsalestransactions. The COUNTROWS function counts the number of rows in the specified table, or in a table defined by an expression.
Question 3
Single answer

You need to address the data concerns before creating the data model. Whatshould you do in Power Query Editor?
- Option A:
  Select Column distribution.
  Correct
- Option B:
  Select the sales_amount column and apply a number filter.
  Correct
- Option C:
  Select Column profile, and then select the sales_amount column.
  Correct
- Option D:
  Transform the sales_amount column to replace negative values with 0.
  Correct
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Correct Answer: C
Question 4
Single answer

You need to create a calculated column to display the month based on the reporting requirements. Which DAX expression should you use?
- Option A:
  FORMAT('Date'[date], "MMM YYYY")
  Correct
- Option B:
  FORMAT('Date' [date], "M YY"
  Correct
- Option C:
  FORMAT('Date'[date_id], "MMM") & "" & FORMAT('Date'[year], "#")
  Correct
- Option D:
  FORMAT('Date' [date_id], "MMM YYYY")
  Correct
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Correct Answer: A

Free PL-300 Practice Questions

Question 1

You need to create a relationship between the Weekly_Returnstable and the Date table to meet the reporting requirements of the regional managers. What should you do?

In the Weekly.Returns table, create a new calculated column named date-id in a format of yyyymmdd and use the calculated column to create a relationship to the Date table.

Add the Weekly_Returns data to the Salestable by using related DAX functions.

Create a new table based on the Date table where date-id is unique, and then create a many-tomany relationship to Weekly_Return.

Scenario: Region managersrequire a visual to analyze weekly sales and returns.

Question 2

Whatshould you create to meet the reporting requirements of the sales department?

a measure that uses a formula of SUM (Sales [sales_id])

a calculated column that use a formula of COUNTA(sales [sales_id])

a measure that uses a formula of COUNTROWS (Sales)

a calculated column that uses a formula of SUM (Sales [sales_id])

The sale department requires reports that contain the number ofsalestransactions. The COUNTROWS function counts the number of rows in the specified table, or in a table defined by an expression.

Question 3

You need to address the data concerns before creating the data model. Whatshould you do in Power Query Editor?

Select the sales_amount column and apply a number filter.

Select Column profile, and then select the sales_amount column.

Transform the sales_amount column to replace negative values with 0.

Question 4

You need to create a calculated column to display the month based on the reporting requirements. Which DAX expression should you use?

FORMAT('Date'[date], "MMM YYYY")

FORMAT('Date' [date], "M YY"

FORMAT('Date'[date_id], "MMM") & "" & FORMAT('Date'[year], "#")

FORMAT('Date' [date_id], "MMM YYYY")