AI Associate AI Fundamentals Practice Question
A company wants to use Einstein Discovery to analyze sales data and automatically uncover key drivers of deal closure. What must the admin provide to create a story?
⚠ Common exam trap
Salesforce often tests the misconception that Einstein Discovery requires a date field for time series or a foreign key for relational data, when in fact the core requirement is a numeric field to define the prediction target.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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At least one numeric field to predict
Einstein Discovery requires at least one numeric field as the prediction target (e.g., deal amount, probability score) to train its regression or classification model. Without a numeric field to predict, the story cannot define what outcome the AI should analyze or uncover key drivers for.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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At least one numeric field to predict
Why this is correct
Discovery predicts numeric values or binary outcomes; a numeric target is required.
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A date field for time series analysis
Why it's wrong here
Date fields are optional for time-based trends but not mandatory.
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A foreign key to relate objects
Why it's wrong here
Foreign keys are not required; Discovery works on a single dataset.
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A text field for sentiment analysis
Why it's wrong here
Sentiment analysis is not part of Discovery stories.
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