TABLEAU CERTIFICATION STUDY SCRIPT
2026 COMPLETE GRADED A+
◍ ________ dates represent the chronological progression of time.
Answer: Continuous
◍ _______ dates show the data organized by date units. Answer:
Discrete
◍ _____ dates show up as blue pills. Answer: Discrete
◍ _____ dates show up as green pills. Answer: Continuous
◍ Data source files contain: 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? Answer: True.
◍ Data attributes can be changed using the __________. Answer:
Metadata grid
◍ _______ is a relationship of two tables in a single database using a
common field. Answer: A Join
, ◍ ______ is a relationship of data from different databases or text
tables based on a COMMON DIMENSION. Behaves like a left join.
Answer: A Blend
◍ ______ is a relationship across two different databases or text
tables based on a common field. Answer: A cross database join
◍ _____ appends rows fro different tables with the same column
names. Answer: A Union
◍ Use a ________ when you want to analyze data that exists in 2
separate tables within the same database Answer: Join
◍ Use a ________ when your data exits in different data sources.
Answer: Blend or cross database join
◍ Full Outer Joins return ______ records from each table and
displays _____ where there is no match. Answer: All
Nulls
◍ When using multiple data sources, the primary connection shows
up as: Answer: Blue
◍ T/F: The Average function in Tableau aggregates NULL values as
0's. Answer: False. Null values are ignored.
2026 COMPLETE GRADED A+
◍ ________ dates represent the chronological progression of time.
Answer: Continuous
◍ _______ dates show the data organized by date units. Answer:
Discrete
◍ _____ dates show up as blue pills. Answer: Discrete
◍ _____ dates show up as green pills. Answer: Continuous
◍ Data source files contain: 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? Answer: True.
◍ Data attributes can be changed using the __________. Answer:
Metadata grid
◍ _______ is a relationship of two tables in a single database using a
common field. Answer: A Join
, ◍ ______ is a relationship of data from different databases or text
tables based on a COMMON DIMENSION. Behaves like a left join.
Answer: A Blend
◍ ______ is a relationship across two different databases or text
tables based on a common field. Answer: A cross database join
◍ _____ appends rows fro different tables with the same column
names. Answer: A Union
◍ Use a ________ when you want to analyze data that exists in 2
separate tables within the same database Answer: Join
◍ Use a ________ when your data exits in different data sources.
Answer: Blend or cross database join
◍ Full Outer Joins return ______ records from each table and
displays _____ where there is no match. Answer: All
Nulls
◍ When using multiple data sources, the primary connection shows
up as: Answer: Blue
◍ T/F: The Average function in Tableau aggregates NULL values as
0's. Answer: False. Null values are ignored.