Intro to Tableau Desktop

Question 1

Three steps of Tableau essential workflow

Answer 1

Connect, Analyze, Share

Question 2

Three methods of sharing Tableau content

Answer 2

TWBX, Tableau Server / Tableau Online, Tableau Public

Question 3

How do users open TWBX files?

Answer 3

Tableau Desktop or Tableau Reader

Question 4

What are the free ways for users to view Tableau content?

Answer 4

Tableau Reader and Tableau Public

Question 5

Are Tableau Server and Tableau Online good ways to share data that needs to be secured?

Answer 5

Yes

Question 6

Is Tableau Public a good way to share data that needs to be secured?

Answer 6

No

Question 7

What sharing option contains copies of all data sources, pictures, and external files referenced in a workbook?

Answer 7

TWBX

Question 8

What step is required before you can create visualizations with your data?

Answer 8

Connect to a data source

Question 9

You’ve connected to your data source, and you want to use data in the Returns sheet. What do you do next?

Answer 9

Drag or double-click Returns to place it on the canvas

Question 10

What is the main thing you do in the “workspace” on Sheet 1 after connecting to a data source?

Answer 10

Create visualizations to help analyze data

Question 11

What type of data falls under Dimensions?

Answer 11

Qualitative or categorical

Question 12

What type of data falls under Measures?

Answer 12

Quantitative or numerical

Question 13

When building a visualization, you are analyzing ________ according to ____________.

Answer 13

Measure values, specific dimension categories

Question 14

What is a “mark”?

Answer 14

A shape used to represent data in a viz

Question 15

Another word for a text table?

Answer 15

Crosstab

Question 16

Why would you use one view in a dashboard to filter another view?

Answer 16

To filter measure values by the sub-category that users are interested in