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Tableau Certified Data Analyst Certification Guide

You're reading from   Tableau Certified Data Analyst Certification Guide Ace the Tableau Data Analyst certification exam with expert guidance and practice material

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803243467
Length 462 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Daisy Jones Daisy Jones
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Table of Contents (11) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Chapter 1: Connecting to Data FREE CHAPTER 2. Chapter 2: Transforming Data 3. Chapter 3: Calculations 4. Chapter 4: Grouping and Filtering 5. Chapter 5: Charts 6. Chapter 6: Dashboards 7. Chapter 7: Formatting 8. Chapter 8: Publishing and Managing Content 9. Chapter 9: Accessing the Online Practice Resources 10. Other Books You May Enjoy

Text Table

A text table is a simple visual that displays data to the granular level specified. What is key about text tables is their use of discrete fields in both Columns and Rows. Continuous fields will require an axis, but a text table will be an aggregated value of the dimensions specified.

Figure 5.18 -- Example of a text table

Figure 5.18: Example of a text table

Items needed to build this chart are as follows:

Columns

Dimension(s)

Rows

Dimension(s)

Marks

Text

Table 5.14: Requirements to build a text table

The following steps will show how to build a text table. Open Tableau and connect to Superstore Data to practice building this chart:

  1. 1. Drag the dimensions that are needed to the Rows and Columns shelves. For Figure 5.18, Sub Category, Category, and various measures...
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