What do Data Tests as part of the PE process consist of?

I have a round coming up with a 1-hour short LBO + 1-hour data analysis and consolidation test. I'm assuming it will consist of dirty data that will have to fix (i.e. format, pivot tables, etc.).

But I have never heard of any test like it. Does anyone have familiarity with such a test?

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