Ultimate Tableau Desktop Course - Beginner to Advanced Bundle - Sales Dashboard

The video tutorial explains how to create a radial bar chart in Tableau, a visually appealing alternative to pie charts. It covers data preparation, creating calculated fields, and building the chart using polar coordinates. Additional instructions are provided for creating bar and area charts, and assembling them into a comprehensive sales dashboard. The tutorial highlights the importance of informative labels due to potential misinterpretation of radial bar lengths.

What is a radial bar chart primarily used for?

• Displaying time series data

• Comparing categories using a circular shape

• Showing geographical data

• Analyzing trends over time

Why is the number 300 chosen for the Path column in the radial bar chart?

• To represent the total number of products

• To ensure the maximum sales value aligns with a specific angle

• To simplify the calculation process

• To match the number of data points

What is the purpose of creating a bin using the Path field?

• To calculate the average sales

• To sort the data alphabetically

• To pad the data and enable plotting points between values

• To filter out unnecessary data

What does the Index calculated field do in the radial bar chart?

• Calculates the total sales for each product line

• Assigns an incremental number to each row

• Determines the color of each bar

• Assigns a unique identifier to each product line

How is the Step Size calculated in the radial bar chart?

• By dividing the total sales by the number of product lines

• By multiplying the maximum value by the index

• By adding the sales of all product lines

• By dividing the maximum value of each product line by the overall maximum value

What is the purpose of the Rank calculated field in the radial bar chart?

• To sort the product lines alphabetically

• To calculate the average sales for each product line

• To rank the radial bars from smallest to largest based on sales

• To determine the color of each bar

What type of data is displayed in the bar graph created in the dashboard?

• Number of orders per deal type

• Total sales per product line

• Maximum sales per region

• Average sales per quarter

What is the mark type used for the area chart in the dashboard?

• Bar

• Pie

• Line

• Area

Which product line is identified as the biggest sales contributor in the radial bar chart?

• Trucks

• Motorcycles

• Classic Cars

• Vintage Cars

What trend is observed in the company's sales since the start of 2015?

• Sales have increased significantly

• Sales have remained stable

• Sales have declined

• Sales have fluctuated unpredictably