Symbol maps in Tableau - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to create a symbol map by dragging the correct mark type.

Tableau

SHOW ME [1] ON THE MAP TO REPRESENT LOCATIONS

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

AText

BBar

CCircle

DLine

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Choosing Bar or Line marks which are for other chart types.

Using Text marks which show labels, not symbols.

In Tableau, symbol maps use the Circle mark type to show data points on a map.

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medium

Complete the code to add geographic roles to your data for symbol maps.

Tableau

ASSIGN [1] ROLE TO THE CITY FIELD

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ACity

BCountry

CState

DPostal Code

Attempts:

3 left

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Common Mistakes

Assigning Country or State roles to city data.

Not assigning any geographic role, so Tableau can't map locations.

To create symbol maps by city, you must assign the City geographic role to the city field.

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hard

Fix the error in the Tableau calculation to size symbols by sales.

Tableau

SIZE = SUM([1])

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AProfit

BSales

CQuantity

DDiscount

Attempts:

3 left

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Common Mistakes

Using Profit or Quantity instead of Sales.

Using a dimension field instead of a measure.

To size symbols by sales, use SUM(Sales) in the calculation.

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hard

Fill both blanks to filter the map to show only cities with sales greater than 1000.

Tableau

FILTER: SUM([1]) [2] 1000

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ASales

B>

C<

DProfit

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using Profit instead of Sales.

Using less than operator which filters the wrong data.

To filter cities with sales greater than 1000, use SUM(Sales) > 1000.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to create a calculated field that colors symbols by profit ratio.

Tableau

PROFIT RATIO = SUM([1]) / SUM([2]) WHERE [3] > 0

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AProfit

BSales

DDiscount

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using Discount instead of Profit or Sales.

Not filtering for positive profit values.

The profit ratio is calculated as SUM(Profit) / SUM(Sales) and filtered where profit is greater than zero.