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Your business users need a way to clean and prepare data before using the data for analysis. Your business users are less technically savvy and prefer to work with graphical user interfaces to…

The correct answer is A. Use Dataprep to clean the data, and write the results to BigQuery. Analyze the data by using Connected Sheets. Option A is correct because Dataprep is a GUI-driven, no-code data wrangling tool built for non-technical users - it lets them visually define transformations without writing code - and Connected Sheets embeds BigQuery data directly inside Google Sheets, satisfying the…

Submitted by haruto_sh· Mar 30, 2026Designing data processing systems

Question

Your business users need a way to clean and prepare data before using the data for analysis. Your business users are less technically savvy and prefer to work with graphical user interfaces to define their transformations. After the data has been transformed, the business users want to perform their analysis directly in a spreadsheet. You need to recommend a solution that they can use. What should you do?

Options

  • AUse Dataprep to clean the data, and write the results to BigQuery. Analyze the data by using Connected Sheets.
  • BUse Dataprep to clean the data, and write the results to BigQuery. Analyze the data by using Looker Studio.
  • CUse Dataflow to clean the data, and write the results to BigQuery. Analyze the data by using Connected Sheets.
  • DUse Dataflow to clean the data, and write the results to BigQuery. Analyze the data by using Looker Studio.

How the community answered

(43 responses)
  • A
    84% (36)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    5% (2)
  • D
    9% (4)

Explanation

Option A is correct because Dataprep is a GUI-driven, no-code data wrangling tool built for non-technical users - it lets them visually define transformations without writing code - and Connected Sheets embeds BigQuery data directly inside Google Sheets, satisfying the requirement to analyze in a spreadsheet.

Why the distractors fail:

  • B gets the transformation tool right (Dataprep) but swaps the analysis tool for Looker Studio, which is a BI dashboarding tool, not a spreadsheet.
  • C uses Connected Sheets correctly but chooses Dataflow for transformation, which requires writing Apache Beam pipelines in Java or Python - not suitable for less technical users.
  • D is wrong on both counts: Dataflow requires coding, and Looker Studio is not a spreadsheet.

Memory tip: Match the user persona to the tool - "Dataprep = prepared for non-techies (GUI), Connected Sheets = it's literally Sheets." Whenever you see "non-technical + GUI + spreadsheet," the answer is always Dataprep → BigQuery → Connected Sheets.

Topics

#Dataprep#Connected Sheets#Data preparation#Self-service analytics

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