BlackFriday 2024! Hurry Up, Grab the Special Discount - Save 25% - Ends In 00:00:00 Coupon code: SAVE25
Welcome to Pass4Success

- Free Preparation Discussions

Tableau Exam Desktop-Specialist Topic 1 Question 36 Discussion

Actual exam question for Tableau's Desktop-Specialist exam
Question #: 36
Topic #: 1
[All Desktop-Specialist Questions]

Using the atheletes table:

i) Create a sheet with a crosstab showing the Average weight for each sport (Sheet 1)

ii) Create a sheet with a Map showing the Total number of gold medals per Country. Use size as a Mark. (Sheet 2)

Now, Create a Dashboard containing both these sheets, and Use Sheet 2 as a Filter for Sheet 1. What was the average weight for Badminton in Russia?

(Ignore any nulls / unknowns)

Show Suggested Answer Hide Answer
Suggested Answer: A

Pretty common question on the Tableau Desktop Specialist exam.

1) First, lets create Sheet 1. For this, drag sport to the Row shelf, and Weight to the Text mark in the Marks shelf. Change its aggregation to Average:

2) Now, for sheet 2 - Drag nationality to the view, and gold to the size mark in the Marks shelf.

NOTE: Depending on your version of Tableau , you may need to assign a Geographical role to the nationality column first as follows:

3) Now, let's create a dashboard, and use both these sheets in it:

4) Now, for the most Important step, use SHEET 2 AS A FILTER FOR SHEET 1 as follows:

Now simply click on Russia in Sheet 2, and Sheet 1 will automatically update as follows:


Contribute your Thoughts:

Currently there are no comments in this discussion, be the first to comment!


Save Cancel