Bar charts (horizontal and vertical) in Tableau - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to create a vertical bar chart by dragging the correct shelf name.

Tableau

Drag to the [1] shelf to create vertical bars.

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

ARows

BPages

CColumns

DFilters

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using Rows shelf instead of Columns for vertical bars.

Confusing Pages or Filters shelves with axis shelves.

In Tableau, placing a dimension or measure on the Columns shelf creates vertical bars in a bar chart.

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medium

Complete the code to create a horizontal bar chart by dragging the correct shelf name.

Tableau

Drag to the [1] shelf to create horizontal bars.

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

APages

BFilters

CColumns

DRows

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using Columns shelf instead of Rows for horizontal bars.

Confusing Pages or Filters shelves with axis shelves.

In Tableau, placing a dimension or measure on the Rows shelf creates horizontal bars in a bar chart.

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hard

Fix the error in the code to correctly swap a vertical bar chart to horizontal by changing the shelf.

Tableau

To switch from vertical to horizontal bars, move the measure from [1] to the Columns shelf.

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

APages

BRows

CFilters

DColumns

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Moving measure to Pages or Filters shelves.

Not moving the measure at all.

Vertical bars are created by placing the measure on Columns. To make horizontal bars, move it to Rows.

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hard

Fill both blanks to create a vertical bar chart with 'Category' on Columns and 'Sales' on Rows.

Tableau

Drag [1] to Columns and [2] to Rows to build the chart.

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

ACategory

BProfit

CSales

DQuantity

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Swapping Category and Sales placement.

Using Profit or Quantity instead of Sales.

Category is a dimension placed on Columns for grouping. Sales is a measure placed on Rows for bar height.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to create a horizontal bar chart with 'Region' on Rows, 'Profit' on Columns, and color by 'Category'.

Tableau

Drag [1] to Rows, [2] to Columns, and [3] to Color on Marks card.

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

ARegion

BProfit

CCategory

DSales

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Placing Profit on Rows instead of Columns.

Using Sales instead of Profit.

Not adding Category to Color.

Region is a dimension on Rows for horizontal bars. Profit is a measure on Columns for bar length. Category on Color adds color grouping.