Tableau Creating and Formatting Visualizations 2

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Size shelf

Answer

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

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

It creates an axis along the row

Answer

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

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

To control how the visualization fills the view area

Answer

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Pie

Answer

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

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Fixed

Answer

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

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