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The dashboard numbers don't add up

Investigate all 10 planted data quality issues across the BI schema

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The Brief

Victoria ChenCEOslack-dm

Something is very wrong with the numbers the board deck pulled last week. Revenue totals don't match between reports. Product counts look off. One region is showing up that shouldn't exist. I need a full data quality audit before we present anything externally. Find every issue you can — I've been told there are at least 10 problems buried in this database. Document what you find.

You'll practice

Data quality auditInvestigation

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dim_employeesdim_productsdim_regionsfact_salesfact_targets

Hints (3)

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Hint 1

Check dim_products for duplicate product names: SELECT product_name, COUNT(*) FROM dim_products GROUP BY product_name HAVING COUNT(*) > 1

Hint 2

Look for the ghost region: SELECT r.region_name, COUNT(s.sale_id) FROM dim_regions r LEFT JOIN fact_sales s ON r.region_id = s.region_id GROUP BY r.region_name

Hint 3

Investigate hire dates: SELECT employee_id, hire_date FROM dim_employees WHERE hire_date > '2026-01-01' OR hire_date LIKE '%/%'