Tableau TDS-C01 Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

Tableau TDS-C01 Online Questions & Answers

• Question 1:

  You have a group that contains three members and the Other group. What occurs when you ungroup one of the members?

  A. The group is deleted
  B. The member is added to Other
  C. A new group that contains only the removed member is created
  D. The member remains a member of the dimension but is removed from the group
  B. The member is added to Other

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  explanation:

  Explanation/Reference:

  B - The member is added to the Other group https://help.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/sortgroup_groups_creating.htm

• Question 2:

  You create a dashboard that tracks your team's progress on various projects.

  On the dashboard you want to display your company's web page.

  Which dashboard element should you use?

  A. A web page object
  B. An extension
  C. A navigation object
  D. A URL action
  A. A web page object

• Question 3:

  You have a workbook that contains one data source and you need to combine data from another database. What should you do first?

  A. Create an extract
  B. Edit the existing connection
  C. Add a new data source from the data source canvas
  D. Add a new connection
  C. Add a new data source from the data source canvas

• Question 4:

  Which type of date filter can you use to choose a range of dates based on TODAY()?

  A. Range of dates
  B. Relative dates
  C. Starting date
  D. Ending date
  B. Relative dates

• Question 5:

  Which three statements accurately describe continuous fields? (Choose three.)

  A. Continuous fields are categorical
  B. Only measures can appear as continuous
  C. The values in continuous fields are treated as an infinite range
  D. Continuous fields appear as green pills
  E. Continuous fields are numeric
  C. The values in continuous fields are treated as an infinite range
  D. Continuous fields appear as green pills
  E. Continuous fields are numeric

• Question 6:

  You can create _______________ for members in a dimension so that their labels appear differently in the view.

  A. parameters
  B. duplicates
  C. copies
  D. aliases
  D. aliases

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  explanation:

  Explanation/Reference:

  You can create aliases (alternate names) for members in a dimension so that their labels appear differently in the view.

  Aliases can be created for the members of discrete dimensions only. They cannot be created for continuous dimensions, dates, or measures.

  To create an alias:

  

  1) In the Data pane, right-click a dimension and select Aliases.

  2) In the Edit Aliases dialog box, under Value (Alias), select a member and enter a new name.

  

  To submit your changes: In Tableau Desktop, click OK. On Tableau Server or Tableau Online, click the X icon in the top-right corner of the dialog box. When you add the field to the view, the alias names appear as labels in the view. For example:

  Reference: https://help.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/datafields_fieldproperties_aliases_ex1editing.htm

• Question 7:

  Which of the following fields would be best used as Dimensions?

  A. Profit
  B. Names
  C. Categories
  D. Sales
  B. Names
  C. Categories

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  explanation:

  Explanation/Reference:

  Names and Categories would be mostly used as dimensions (categorical data).

  Profit and measures contain quantitative data and would be more suitable for Measures!

  Reference: https://help.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/datafields_typesandroles.htm

• Question 8:

  DOWNLOAD THE DATASET FROM-https://drive.google.com/file/d/1F8L_Rl5B9LAz8RDi-DdjWx3Iv-SgzaBq/view?usp=sharing ( if you haven't already from the test instructions page! ) How many different countries are present in the dataset?

  A. 150
  B. 147
  C. 140
  D. 156
  B. 147

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  explanation:

  Explanation/Reference:

  To reach the correct answer, follow these steps:

  1) You can simply drag Country to the view, and look at the marks in the bottom left of Tableau Desktop-147 marks!

  

  2) Or, you can simply go to Data Source-> Country Tab-> Describe

  

  

  As you can see, 147 members exist in this Country column!

• Question 9:

  How can you format numbers in Tableau as currency?

  A. Right-click a measure or axis in the view and select Format. Then in the Format pane, click the Numbers drop-down menu.
  B. Right-click on the data source used in the view and select Format. Then in the Format pane, click the Numbers drop-down menu.
  C. Right-click a dimension in the view and select Format. Then in the Format pane, click the Numbers drop-down menu.
  D. Right-click on the Sheet name and select Format. Then in the Format pane, click the Numbers drop-down menu.
  A. Right-click a measure or axis in the view and select Format. Then in the Format pane, click the Numbers drop-down menu.

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  explanation:

  Explanation/Reference:

  According to the official Tableau documentation: Reference: https://help.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/formatting_specific_numbers.htm

  

• Question 10:

  What does the box in a box plot represent?

  A. Maximum value of the data
  B. Minimum value of the data
  C. The interquartile range
  D. The median of the middle half of the data points
  C. The interquartile range

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  explanation:

  Explanation/Reference:

  In a box and whisker plot:

  1) The ends of the box are the upper and lower quartiles, so the box spans the interquartile range

  2) The median is marked by a vertical line inside the box

  3) The whiskers are the two lines outside the box that extend to the highest and lowest observations.