Viz-Whiz
A calculation that works across rows in a data set, such as moving averages or rank
What is a table calculation?
Feature that allows you to quickly substitute one chart for another on a dashboard
What is chart-swapping?
These dashboard elements can be floating or tiled
What are containers?
The recommended chart for showing the relationship between two continuous variables
What is a scatter plot?
When data points in a scatter plot form a roughly straight line that tilts upwards
What is a positive correlation?
This panel in Tableau offers chart recommendations based on selected fields
What is the Show Me panel?
Pressing this key while dragging a pill to a shelf allows you to specify the aggregation before you add it to a viz
What is Ctrl (on Windows) or Option (on Mac)?
Dynamic input that allows users to change values or views interactively within a dashboard
What is a parameter?
Chart that's commonly used to track project timelines
What is a Gantt chart?
In data analysis, this technique involves filling in gaps in incomplete data sets, sometimes through averages or predictions
What is data imputation?
In a dual-axis chart, doing this aligns both axes for accurate comparison
What is Synchronize Axis?
Use these to display data points in a worksheet based on a selection made in another worksheet
What are action filters?
Design your dashboard for different devices, or delete this option entirely
What is the Phone layout?
This popular dual-axis chart can be used to show the spread between 2 or more data points in a category
What is a dumbbell chart?
This type of test is used to determine if two groups’ means are significantly different from each other, commonly in experiments.
What is a t-test?
This three-letter acronym refers to Tableau's method for controlling calculation granularity independently from dimensions in the view
What is LOD (Level of Detail)?
This Tableau feature allows you to layer different data points, geographic elements, and visual details on single sheet
What are map layers?
A palette for discrete values
What is a categorical color palette?
A visually complex chart that represent flows or connections between categories
What is a Sankey diagram?
This phenomenon can lead to different conclusions from the same data when it’s grouped, and is named after a famous statistician
What is Simpson’s paradox?
This type of filtering creates dependencies between filters to ensure only relevant data appears in a dashboard
What is context filtering?
This technique lets you combine data from different sources at a shared dimension level
What is data blending?
This feature improves readability by creating separation between dashboard elements
What is white space?
This uncommon chart type uses both size and position to compare data points and often includes color as a third variable
What is a bubble chart?
This measure of data spread, calculated as the difference between the 75th and 25th percentiles, is often used to identify outliers
What is the interquartile range (IQR)?