Core Tableau Concepts Flashcards
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What is a calculated field in Tableau?
Answer: A new field created from a formula using existing data
Calculated fields derive new values via formulas referencing existing fields.
Which type of Tableau calculation computes a value across the data already in the view, such as a running total?
Answer: Table calculation
Table calculations operate on the aggregated results displayed in the view.
What does 'data blending' allow in Tableau?
Answer: Combining data from different data sources on a common field
Blending links separate data sources together using a shared linking field.
Which shelf in Tableau is used to subdivide the view into rows and columns of a grid?
Answer: Rows and Columns shelves
Placing fields on the Rows and Columns shelves builds the structure of the visualization.
What is the function of the Pages shelf in Tableau?
Answer: Break a view into a sequence of pages you can flip or animate through
The Pages shelf splits the view into pages, enabling animation across a dimension.
In Tableau, what does the term 'granularity' refer to?
Answer: The level of detail represented by each row in the view
Granularity describes how detailed each mark or row is, set by the dimensions in the view.
Which Tableau feature creates groups of values into ranges, like ages into 10-year buckets?
Answer: Bins
Bins divide a continuous measure into equal-sized ranges or buckets.