Module 12 Knowledge Check
5 questions. Pass mark 4 out of 5. Answer every question before checking the answer key below, then retry after reading the feedback.
1. A headline number needs…
- A. a large font
- B. a comparison - a target, a previous period, or both
- C. a colour
- D. a chart beneath it
2. Reading order on a dashboard is determined by…
- A. numbering the charts
- B. placement
- C. the commentary
- D. chart size alone
3. Allowing a reader to filter to one store and one week…
- A. is always useful
- B. can produce a technically true, meaningless headline
- C. improves engagement
- D. is required for drill-down
4. A chart that supports no clause of the summary sentence…
- A. adds useful context
- B. is not built
- C. goes below the fold
- D. needs a caption
5. The most common reason a dashboard is not opened twice is…
- A. slow loading
- B. a design decision, such as no default view or no hierarchy
- C. browser problems
- D. lack of training
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Answer Key and Explanations
Check these only after attempting every question.
1. B - a comparison - a target, a previous period, or both
'87% on-time' prompts 'is that good?', which the dashboard then has to answer.
2. B - placement
Top-left is read first, and below the fold is often never read at all.
3. B - can produce a technically true, meaningless headline
Constrain the combinations that produce samples too small to mean anything.
4. B - is not built
Naming what you will not show is what stops a dashboard sprawling.
5. B - a design decision, such as no default view or no hierarchy
Only load time is technical; the rest are decisions made without a decision to serve.
Practical Check
Apply this module to your own work: complete the module activity for *Dashboard Layout, Narrative Flow and Executive Summary*, then write one sentence naming what your result shows and one naming what it does not.
Strong Answer Pattern
A strong answer names the task, the evidence used, the check performed, and the remaining limitation. It avoids "proved", "guaranteed", or "always" unless the evidence genuinely supports it.