First Tableau visualization - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

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

Tableau

Drag the [1] shelf to the Columns area to create a bar chart.

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

AFilters

BColumns

CRows

DPages

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Confusing Rows and Columns shelves.

Dragging to Filters instead of Columns.

In Tableau, dragging a dimension or measure to the Columns shelf creates the horizontal axis for a bar chart.

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medium

Complete the code to add a measure to the Rows shelf for visualization.

Tableau

Drag the [1] measure to the Rows shelf to display values vertically.

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

AMeasure

BParameter

CFilter

DDimension

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Dragging a Dimension instead of a Measure to Rows.

Using Filters or Parameters incorrectly.

Measures contain numeric data and are placed on Rows or Columns shelves to create axes for charts.

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hard

Fix the error in the visualization by choosing the correct mark type.

Tableau

Change the mark type to [1] to create a bar chart instead of a line chart.

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

ALine

BCircle

CShape

DBar

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Leaving the mark type as Line.

Choosing Circle or Shape which do not create bars.

The Bar mark type creates vertical or horizontal bars, suitable for bar charts.

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hard

Fill both blanks to filter the data to only show sales greater than 1000.

Tableau

Create a filter where Sales [1] 1000 to include only higher sales, then drag Sales to [2] shelf.

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

A>

B<

CRows

DColumns

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using '<' instead of '>' in the filter.

Dragging Sales to Columns instead of Rows.

Filtering Sales with '>' 1000 shows only sales above 1000. Dragging Sales to Rows shelf displays the filtered data vertically.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to create a calculated field that shows profit ratio and use it in the view.

Tableau

Create a calculated field named [1] with formula [Profit] [2] [Sales], then drag it to the [3] shelf.

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

AProfit Ratio

B/

CColumns

D*

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using '*' instead of '/' in the formula.

Dragging the calculated field to Rows instead of Columns.

The calculated field 'Profit Ratio' divides Profit by Sales. Dragging it to Columns shelf shows it horizontally in the view.