Tableau Certification Prep Questions and
answers 100% PASS
T/F Dates and times are automatically placed in the dimension area of the data
pane? (for relational data sources) - CORRECT ANSWER-True
________ dates represent the chronological progression of time. - CORRECT
ANSWER-Continuous
_______ dates show the data organized by date units. - CORRECT ANSWER-
Discrete
_____ dates show up as blue pills. - CORRECT ANSWER-Discrete
_____ dates show up as green pills. - CORRECT ANSWER-Continuous
Data source files contain: - CORRECT ANSWER-1. A single connection or
multiple connections
2. Modified data attributes
3. Calculated fields, sets, and/or parameters
T/F Data source files are reusable? - CORRECT ANSWER-True.
,Data attributes can be changed using the __________. - CORRECT ANSWER-
Metadata grid
_______ is a relationship of two tables in a single database using a common field. -
CORRECT ANSWER-A Join
______ is a relationship of data from different databases or text tables based on a
COMMON DIMENSION. Behaves like a left join. - CORRECT ANSWER-A
Blend
______ is a relationship across two different databases or text tables based on a
common field. - CORRECT ANSWER-A cross database join
_____ appends rows fro different tables with the same column names. -
CORRECT ANSWER-A Union
Use a ________ when you want to analyze data that exists in 2 separate tables
within the same database - CORRECT ANSWER-Join
Use a ________ when your data exits in different data sources. - CORRECT
ANSWER-Blend or cross database join
Full Outer Joins return ______ records from each table and displays _____ where
there is no match. - CORRECT ANSWER-All
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, When using multiple data sources, the primary connection shows up as: -
CORRECT ANSWER-Blue
T/F: The Average function in Tableau aggregates NULL values as 0's. -
CORRECT ANSWER-False. Null values are ignored.
The Data Interpreter helps prepare ______ data for analysis - CORRECT
ANSWER-Excel
T/F Context Filters are executed after data source filters. - CORRECT ANSWER-
True
T/F An aggregated calculation can be multiplied by a non-aggregated constant -
CORRECT ANSWER-True
T/F When you sort data in a hierarchy, Tableau rearranges headers that appear
before the sorted field. - CORRECT ANSWER-False
T/F A data source file can contain a single connection or multiple connections? -
CORRECT ANSWER-True
T/F A TDE file contains both modified and original data attributes? - CORRECT
ANSWER-True
T/F Calculated fields, sets, and or parameters are contained in a TDE file? -
CORRECT ANSWER-True
When using a cross-database join, data integration results at the _____ level, -
CORRECT ANSWER-Row
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T/F Dates and times are automatically placed in the dimension area of the data
pane? (for relational data sources) - CORRECT ANSWER-True
________ dates represent the chronological progression of time. - CORRECT
ANSWER-Continuous
_______ dates show the data organized by date units. - CORRECT ANSWER-
Discrete
_____ dates show up as blue pills. - CORRECT ANSWER-Discrete
_____ dates show up as green pills. - CORRECT ANSWER-Continuous
Data source files contain: - CORRECT ANSWER-1. A single connection or
multiple connections
2. Modified data attributes
3. Calculated fields, sets, and/or parameters
T/F Data source files are reusable? - CORRECT ANSWER-True.
,Data attributes can be changed using the __________. - CORRECT ANSWER-
Metadata grid
_______ is a relationship of two tables in a single database using a common field. -
CORRECT ANSWER-A Join
______ is a relationship of data from different databases or text tables based on a
COMMON DIMENSION. Behaves like a left join. - CORRECT ANSWER-A
Blend
______ is a relationship across two different databases or text tables based on a
common field. - CORRECT ANSWER-A cross database join
_____ appends rows fro different tables with the same column names. -
CORRECT ANSWER-A Union
Use a ________ when you want to analyze data that exists in 2 separate tables
within the same database - CORRECT ANSWER-Join
Use a ________ when your data exits in different data sources. - CORRECT
ANSWER-Blend or cross database join
Full Outer Joins return ______ records from each table and displays _____ where
there is no match. - CORRECT ANSWER-All
Nulls
© 2026 Copyright. All Rights Reserved. This document is
protected by copyright law
, When using multiple data sources, the primary connection shows up as: -
CORRECT ANSWER-Blue
T/F: The Average function in Tableau aggregates NULL values as 0's. -
CORRECT ANSWER-False. Null values are ignored.
The Data Interpreter helps prepare ______ data for analysis - CORRECT
ANSWER-Excel
T/F Context Filters are executed after data source filters. - CORRECT ANSWER-
True
T/F An aggregated calculation can be multiplied by a non-aggregated constant -
CORRECT ANSWER-True
T/F When you sort data in a hierarchy, Tableau rearranges headers that appear
before the sorted field. - CORRECT ANSWER-False
T/F A data source file can contain a single connection or multiple connections? -
CORRECT ANSWER-True
T/F A TDE file contains both modified and original data attributes? - CORRECT
ANSWER-True
T/F Calculated fields, sets, and or parameters are contained in a TDE file? -
CORRECT ANSWER-True
When using a cross-database join, data integration results at the _____ level, -
CORRECT ANSWER-Row
