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You review a Power BI report about a company's sales data in Power BI. You open an insight notification and observe that one of the company stores has a higher sales value than the target sales…

The correct answer is A. key performance indicator (KPI) analysis. The insight notification indicating a store's sales value exceeding its target sales value is a clear example of Key Performance Indicator (KPI) analysis.

Submitted by jian89· Apr 18, 2026

Question

You review a Power BI report about a company's sales data in Power BI. You open an insight notification and observe that one of the company stores has a higher sales value than the target sales value in the previous quarter. You need to identify the insight that is shown in the notification. Which insight is used?

Options

  • Akey performance indicator (KPI) analysis
  • Bsignificant anomaly
  • Ctrend reversal
  • Drecent trend

How the community answered

(60 responses)
  • A
    75% (45)
  • B
    15% (9)
  • C
    3% (2)
  • D
    7% (4)

Why each option

The insight notification indicating a store's sales value exceeding its target sales value is a clear example of Key Performance Indicator (KPI) analysis.

Akey performance indicator (KPI) analysisCorrect

A Key Performance Indicator (KPI) measures how well an organization or individual is achieving a key business objective, often by comparing current performance against a target. Observing a sales value being higher than a *target sales value* directly aligns with KPI analysis.

Bsignificant anomaly

A significant anomaly refers to an unusual data point that deviates significantly from the expected pattern, not simply exceeding a target value.

Ctrend reversal

Trend reversal implies a change in the direction of a data trend, such as a decline followed by an increase, which is not described here.

Drecent trend

A recent trend describes the general direction of data movement over a short period, whereas the scenario specifically compares to a predefined target.

Concept tested: Power BI KPI analysis and interpretation

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

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