Tableau Updated Desktop-Specialist Exam Questions and Answers by ilyas

According to the Tableau Desktop Specialist Exam Readiness, a line chart will be created whenever you place measures on one shelf, and a date dimension on the other. This is because Tableau automatically recognizes date fields and treats them as continuous dimensions.

According to Tableau's order of operations, the Extract filter is right at the top of the hierarchy. The data filtered in the Extract is then passed on to what we see in the Data Pane. See below:

In Tableau, when creating a combined axis chart, after dragging the first measure to the Rows shelf, you should drag the second measure directly onto the existing axis in the view. This will combine both measures on the same axis, allowing them to share a scale and an axis, which is the essence of a combined axis chart.

We know that continuous fields will always create an axis, so options stating 'header' are automatically eliminated. For our question, see below:

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Had the question asked us to place this pill on the Rows shelf instead, we would've gotten a different answer:

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