TABLEAU DESKTOP CERTIFICATION FINAL
PAPER QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS FULL SOLUTION GUIDE
●● 2. You created a group by selecting field labels in a view. How can
you remove members from the group?
a. In the view, right-click the group members you want to remove and
select Exclude.
b. In the Data pane, right-click the group and select Edit Group.
c. In the view, right-click the group members you want to remove and
select Format.
d. On a color legend, right-click a member you want to remove and
select Format legends.
Answer: b. In the Data pane, right-click the group and select Edit Group.
●● Which of the following can you use to create a calculated field that
returns data independent of the data granularity in a view?
a. An INCLUDE LOD calculation
b. A table calculation
c. A basic calculation
d. A FIXED LOD calculation
,Answer: d. A FIXED LOD calculation.
●● Interactive elements that you can add to a dashboard for users
include ______. (Select all that apply.)
a. URL actions
b. edit tooltip options
c. filter actions
d. hide and unhide all sheet options
Answer: a. URL actions & c. filter actions.
●● A field that shows average home values for the United States in 2016
is most likely:
a. A discrete date part dimension
b. A continuous date value dimension
c. A geographical dimension
d. An aggregated measure
Answer: d. An aggregated measure.
●● A _____ field on a shelf indicates a discrete field
Answer: blue
,●● A _____ field on a shelf indicates a continuous field
Answer: green
●● A ________ icon indicates a sorted field
Answer: SORT
●● A_____ icon indicates that a field has a table calculation applied to it
Answer: delta
●● The ____ and ___ controls appear when the field is part of a
hierarchy in which you can drill up or drill down
Answer: plus and minus
●● 3 steps of Desktop workflow
Answer: 1. Connect to data
2. Analyze your data and build views
3. Share insights using a Dashboard or Story
●● Dimensions
Answer: discrete categories of data
, Fields that contain qualitative, categorical information such as text or
dates. A dimension field typically sets the level of aggregation for
numeric data, and creates labels in a view
●● Measures
Answer: numeric data values
Fields that contain numbers, which can be aggregated. A measure
typically creates a numerical axis in the view
●● Marks
Answer: When a dimension or measure is dragged into a view it is
displayed here
Bars, circles, pies, text, and lines are examples of this
●● 2 ways to build a viz
Answer: Show Me menu or build your own
●● Using the Marks card, you can:
Answer: Add color
Make marks smaller or larger
Add and modify labels
PAPER QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS FULL SOLUTION GUIDE
●● 2. You created a group by selecting field labels in a view. How can
you remove members from the group?
a. In the view, right-click the group members you want to remove and
select Exclude.
b. In the Data pane, right-click the group and select Edit Group.
c. In the view, right-click the group members you want to remove and
select Format.
d. On a color legend, right-click a member you want to remove and
select Format legends.
Answer: b. In the Data pane, right-click the group and select Edit Group.
●● Which of the following can you use to create a calculated field that
returns data independent of the data granularity in a view?
a. An INCLUDE LOD calculation
b. A table calculation
c. A basic calculation
d. A FIXED LOD calculation
,Answer: d. A FIXED LOD calculation.
●● Interactive elements that you can add to a dashboard for users
include ______. (Select all that apply.)
a. URL actions
b. edit tooltip options
c. filter actions
d. hide and unhide all sheet options
Answer: a. URL actions & c. filter actions.
●● A field that shows average home values for the United States in 2016
is most likely:
a. A discrete date part dimension
b. A continuous date value dimension
c. A geographical dimension
d. An aggregated measure
Answer: d. An aggregated measure.
●● A _____ field on a shelf indicates a discrete field
Answer: blue
,●● A _____ field on a shelf indicates a continuous field
Answer: green
●● A ________ icon indicates a sorted field
Answer: SORT
●● A_____ icon indicates that a field has a table calculation applied to it
Answer: delta
●● The ____ and ___ controls appear when the field is part of a
hierarchy in which you can drill up or drill down
Answer: plus and minus
●● 3 steps of Desktop workflow
Answer: 1. Connect to data
2. Analyze your data and build views
3. Share insights using a Dashboard or Story
●● Dimensions
Answer: discrete categories of data
, Fields that contain qualitative, categorical information such as text or
dates. A dimension field typically sets the level of aggregation for
numeric data, and creates labels in a view
●● Measures
Answer: numeric data values
Fields that contain numbers, which can be aggregated. A measure
typically creates a numerical axis in the view
●● Marks
Answer: When a dimension or measure is dragged into a view it is
displayed here
Bars, circles, pies, text, and lines are examples of this
●● 2 ways to build a viz
Answer: Show Me menu or build your own
●● Using the Marks card, you can:
Answer: Add color
Make marks smaller or larger
Add and modify labels
