Getting To Know Tableau For Data Visualization » Week 2 » Fundamentals Of Visualization With Tableau

Q: Which of the following are sections on the Tableau welcome screen? (Select all that apply.)

The 3 sections of the Welcome screen are Connect, Open, and Discover.

Q: Versions of Tableau are forwards-compatible, but they are not backwards-compatible.

Versions of Tableau are backwards-compatible, but not forwards. In other words, you can open up older workbooks in newer versions, but you can’t open up newer workbooks in older versions.

Q: The Welcome screen shows any Tableau workbooks you have recently opened.

The center of the Welcome screen shows thumbnail images of recent workbooks you have opened.

Q: Which of the following are data connection options in the Connect section of the Welcome screen? (Select all that apply.)

Excel workbooks, CSV files, and JSON files are all available data connection options in Tableau Public.

Q: Along the top of the Worksheet screen, what does the dropdown menu do, which defaults to “Standard”? (Include image?)

Standard has no constraints, fit width/height squish or stretch your data to fill the respective width or height of the page while leaving the other dimension unconstrained, and Entire View constrains both the width and height so that your data fits within the screen.

Q: What does a blue pill mean?

A blue pill means your column values are discrete, meaning they can only take on certain values, such as categorical data like titles of books in a library. Integers can even be considered discrete.