08. Quiz: Connecting to Data
Connecting to data
Time to get started using Tableau. The first step is to load some data.
I’ve provided a data set you'll use for the rest of this lesson. The data set consists of transaction records for the Global Superstore, as well as returns, and a list of the members of the sales team. You can find the Excel file in the Resources, go ahead and download it.
Let's get started!
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On some operating systems, Tableau will not automatically assign Postal Code to be a String. If it is not a string in your data, please update it to be that.
QUIZ QUESTION::
Quiz 1
Match each of the below columns to the corresponding data type.
ANSWER CHOICES:
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Column Name |
Data Type |
|---|---|
String |
|
Date & Time |
|
Date |
|
Number (whole) |
|
Number (decimal) |
|
Boolean |
SOLUTION:
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Column Name |
Data Type |
|---|---|
|
String |
|
|
Date |
|
|
Number (whole) |
|
|
Number (decimal) |
SOLUTION:
**Split** splits on a Tableau "guessed" character, but **Custom Split** can split on a value you specify.SOLUTION:
- There are 2 columns in the **People** table.
- There are 13 rows in the **People** table.
- There are 1,173 rows in the **Returns** table.
- There are 3 columns in the **Returns** table.