Exam dbt-Analytics-Engineering Topic 1 Question 45 Discussion

Actual exam question for dbt Labs's dbt-Analytics-Engineering exam
Question #: 45
Topic #: 1
You're building tests for a dbt model that performs a join across multiple large datasets. You notice performance issues - tests are taking a very long time to run. What might be optimization strategies?

Suggested Answer: B,C Vote an answer

B and C target reducing the test's workload with sampling or optimizing the model itself. A might help under specific circumstances, but not always. D is a defeatist approach!

by Samantha at Mar 23, 2026, 10:23 AM

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