Exploring & Analyzing Data Flashcards

Which sort option arranges a dimension by the value of a measure rather than alphabetically?

Answer: Sort by field

Sort by field orders dimension members based on an aggregated measure such as Sum of Sales.

A highlight action in a dashboard does what when a user selects a mark?

Answer: Emphasizes related marks across sheets

Highlight actions visually emphasize matching marks in other sheets without removing the unmatched data.

Which feature lets you create groups from selected members directly in a visualization?

Answer: Group (paperclip icon)

Selecting members and clicking the paperclip icon combines them into a group dimension.

What distinguishes a Set from a Group in Tableau?

Answer: A Set is a dynamic or fixed subset that can be used in calculations

Sets define custom subsets (fixed or dynamic) of members that can be used in calculations and IN/OUT logic.

To show the running cumulative total of sales over months, which quick table calculation applies?

Answer: Running Total

Running Total accumulates the measure value sequentially across the addressing dimension.

Which Marks card property would you use to encode a third quantitative variable by mark size?

Answer: Size

Dragging a measure to Size scales the marks proportionally, encoding an additional quantitative dimension.

When a measure is placed on the Filters shelf, Tableau prompts you to choose what first?

Answer: An aggregation and range/condition

Filtering a measure requires selecting how it is aggregated and the range or condition to filter on.