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AI-102 · Question #137

You need to create a visualization of running sales totals per quarter as shown in the following exhibit. What should you create in Cower Bl Desktop;1

The correct answer is C. a bar chart. To visualize running sales totals per quarter, a bar chart can effectively represent the cumulative or discrete sales figures over time.

Submitted by anjalisingh· Mar 30, 2026

Question

You need to create a visualization of running sales totals per quarter as shown in the following exhibit. What should you create in Cower Bl Desktop;1

Exhibit

AI-102 question #137 exhibit

Options

  • Aa waterfall chart
  • Ba ribbon chart
  • Ca bar chart
  • Da decomposition tree

How the community answered

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  • A
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  • B
    4% (1)
  • C
    84% (21)
  • D
    4% (1)

Why each option

To visualize running sales totals per quarter, a bar chart can effectively represent the cumulative or discrete sales figures over time.

Aa waterfall chart

A waterfall chart is used to show how an initial value is affected by a series of positive and negative changes, leading to a final value, which is not the primary purpose for showing running sales totals.

Ba ribbon chart

A ribbon chart is used to show rank changes over time, displaying the highest rank always at the top of each category, which is not directly relevant for running sales totals.

Ca bar chartCorrect

A bar chart is a suitable visualization in Power BI Desktop for displaying discrete values like sales totals for each quarter, and can also be used to show cumulative running totals where each bar represents the total up to that point.

Da decomposition tree

A decomposition tree is an AI visual used for root cause analysis and breaking down a measure across multiple dimensions, not for a simple display of running totals over time.

Concept tested: Power BI chart selection for time-series totals

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/create-reports/power-bi-reports-visuals

Topics

#Power BI Desktop#Visualization selection#Bar charts

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