Business Intelligence with Microsoft Power BI - with Material - Hierarchies in a Matrix

The video tutorial explains how to create and use hierarchies in Power BI matrices. It covers the basics of setting up a matrix, using plus and minus buttons to expand or collapse data, and adding fields to hierarchies. The tutorial also demonstrates how to navigate through different levels of hierarchies using buttons and how to create hierarchies in columns. The process is simplified by drag-and-drop actions, making it easy to explore and utilize hierarchies for creating reports or dashboards.

What is the primary purpose of using hierarchies in Power BI?

• To increase the complexity of data visualization

• To display more information in less space

• To create more colorful charts

• To reduce the amount of data shown

How can you view detailed data for a specific category in a hierarchy?

• By removing the subcategory

• By clicking the minus button

• By clicking the plus button

• By dragging the category to a new field

What feature allows you to quickly view all levels of a hierarchy at once?

• Filter by category

• Drill down

• Collapse all

• Expand all one level

Which of the following is a pre-existing hierarchy for order dates in Power BI?

• Year, Quarter, Month, Date

• Year, Month, Day

• Year, Week, Day

• Year, Month, Week, Day

What is the function of the drill up and drill down options in Power BI?

• To add new data fields

• To change the color of the data points

• To navigate between different levels of a hierarchy

• To delete unwanted data