Power BI Data Analyst Practice Exams
PL-300Validates skills in preparing, modeling, visualizing, and analyzing data with Microsoft Power BI, and in deploying and securing Power BI assets — the core Microsoft credential for data analysts.
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5 flashcard sets · 5 learning tests · 2 timed exams · 50-question bank
Overview
What this certification is and how the exam works.
The Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst certification validates end-to-end analytics skill: preparing data with Power Query, modeling with star schemas and DAX, building interactive reports, and deploying and securing content in the Power BI service. The exam runs about 100 minutes and is the industry's leading BI credential.
Why should I take the exam?
What this credential does for your career.
- 1Power BI is the market-leading BI platform — PL-300 is its definitive credential
- 2Data analyst roles across every industry list Power BI as a top-3 required skill
- 3DAX and modeling skills separate certified analysts from casual report builders
- 4A gateway to the Microsoft Fabric analytics track (DP-600)
Skills measured
What you need to know to pass this exam.
- ✓Get data from sources and choose storage modes (Import, DirectQuery)
- ✓Clean, transform, and shape data with Power Query
- ✓Design semantic models: star schemas, relationships, and hierarchies
- ✓Write DAX measures and calculations, including time intelligence
- ✓Build interactive reports: visuals, slicers, drillthrough, and bookmarks
- ✓Analyze data for insights, trends, and anomalies
- ✓Manage workspaces, apps, and scheduled refresh in the Power BI service
- ✓Secure data with row-level security and sensitivity labels
About our PL-300 practice exams
Our Power BI Data Analyst PL-300 question bank holds 50 exam-style questions with a written explanation on every answer, mapped to the four exam domains published for PL-300, covering Prepare the Data, Model the Data, Visualize and Analyze the Data and Manage and Secure Power BI.
Alongside the bank there are two full-length timed exams at the real 100-minute limit and 70% pass mark, plus five topic-based learning tests for working a single domain at a time. The bank includes 5 multiple-response questions, so the interactive formats are not a surprise on exam day. Randomised mock exams are dealt on demand from the full 50-question pool, so you never run out of fresh papers.
- Questions
- 50
- Exam domains
- 4
- Timed exams
- 2
- Pass mark
- 70%
How our practice content is created
Practice questions are independently developed using the official Microsoft PL-300 exam guide and Microsoft documentation. Each question is checked for alignment with the current exam objectives and reviewed for technical accuracy before publication.
The PL-300 bank cites 44 distinct Microsoft documentation pages, and every question links the source it was written against — so you can check any answer at first hand.
Official PL-300 exam guideMicrosoft is a trademark of its respective owner. This is an independent study resource and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorised by Microsoft.
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Previous exam versions
Old or retired versions of this certification exam.
| Exam name | Code | Retired |
|---|---|---|
| Analyzing Data with Microsoft Power BI | DA-100 | February 2022 |
| Analyzing and Visualizing Data with Microsoft Power BI | 70-778 | January 2021 |
5 flashcard sets · 5 learning tests · 2 timed exams · 50-question bank