DA0-002 Visualization and Reporting Practice Question
In a Power BI report, a data analyst needs to create a measure that calculates the sum of sales only for products that have a profit margin greater than 10%. Which DAX function should be used to filter the calculation?
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CALCULATE
CALCULATE modifies the filter context and can be combined with FILTER to apply specific conditions. SUMX iterates over a table but without CALCULATE it cannot apply the filter context properly in this scenario.
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RELATED
Why it's wrong here
RELATED retrieves a value from a related table, not for filtering.
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CALCULATE
Why this is correct
CALCULATE changes filter context and can be used with a filter expression to sum only qualifying products.
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FILTER
Why it's wrong here
FILTER returns a table; it alone does not perform aggregation.
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SUMX
Why it's wrong here
SUMX iterates but does not inherently filter; you would still need CALCULATE or FILTER.
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