Creating and Formatting Visualizations Flashcards
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In Tableau, what is a 'dual axis' chart?
Answer: A single view with two independent axes sharing the same row or column
A dual axis chart overlays two measures on the same space using two independent axes, enabling combination charts.
Which Tableau formatting option controls the line style and color of grid lines in a view?
Answer: Format > Lines
Format > Lines controls grid lines, zero lines, axis rulers, and trend lines' visual styling.
What does enabling 'Show Mark Labels' do in Tableau?
Answer: Displays the measure or dimension value directly on each mark
Show Mark Labels places the data value text directly on or near each mark in the visualization.
When building a heat map in Tableau, which two shelves typically encode the intensity variable?
Answer: Color and Size
Heat maps use Color to show intensity and optionally Size to reinforce magnitude on square marks.
In Tableau, what is the effect of right-clicking a dimension pill and selecting 'Show Filter'?
Answer: It adds an interactive filter control to the sheet or dashboard
Show Filter adds a filter card to the view or dashboard that users can interact with to include or exclude dimension members.
What is the function of the 'Stepped Color' option in Tableau's Edit Colors dialog?
Answer: Divides the color range into a fixed number of discrete color bands
Stepped Color quantizes a continuous color palette into a set number of discrete steps, making value ranges visually distinct.
Which Tableau chart type requires the Path shelf to define the order of connections?
Answer: Polygon map
Polygon maps (filled map shapes) use the Path shelf to define the vertex drawing order for custom polygon marks.