Creating and Formatting Visualizations Flashcards

Which Tableau feature allows you to control the size of marks based on a measure or dimension?

Answer: Size shelf

The Size shelf encodes a field's values as the physical size of marks in the view.

In Tableau, what happens when you place a continuous field on the Rows shelf?

Answer: It creates an axis along the row

Continuous fields placed on Rows create a quantitative axis rather than discrete row headers.

What is the purpose of the 'Fit' options (Fit Width, Fit Height, Entire View) in Tableau?

Answer: To control how the visualization fills the view area

Fit options control how the chart expands or contracts to fill the available view pane.

Which mark type in Tableau is best suited for showing part-to-whole relationships?

Answer: Pie

Pie charts are specifically designed to represent proportional or part-to-whole relationships between categories.

When you right-click an axis in Tableau and select 'Edit Axis', which option sets a custom fixed range?

Answer: Fixed

The 'Fixed' option in the Edit Axis dialog lets you specify exact start and end values for the axis.

What does the 'Swap Rows and Columns' button do in Tableau?

Answer: Exchanges the fields on the Rows and Columns shelves

Swap Rows and Columns moves whatever fields are on Rows to Columns and vice versa, rotating the chart orientation.

How do you add a reference line to a view in Tableau?

Answer: Right-click the axis and choose 'Add Reference Line'

Right-clicking an axis and selecting 'Add Reference Line' opens the dialog to configure constant, average, or other reference lines.