Exam Desktop-Specialist Topic 1 Question 277 Discussion
Actual exam question for Tableau's Desktop-Specialist exam
Question #: 277
Topic #: 1
Question #: 277
Topic #: 1
DOWNLOAD THE DATASET FROM:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1WXzqsrNmXVdmQ-574wld4InEplyKT8RP?usp=sharing (if you haven't already) Using the cwurData table, plot a Map to see which country had the Second highest number of patents in the Year 2013?
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1WXzqsrNmXVdmQ-574wld4InEplyKT8RP?usp=sharing (if you haven't already) Using the cwurData table, plot a Map to see which country had the Second highest number of patents in the Year 2013?
Suggested Answer: B Vote an answer
Explanation
Follow along to get the correct answer:
* Drag Country to the view, and then Patents to the Size Mark on the Marks shelf as follows :
2) But, this isn't all right? We need to focus on the year 2013. This can be done by using the year column as it is (continuous) in the filter shelf, or by converting it to discrete first and then using it:
2.1 As it is (continuous)

2.2 Converting to discrete first & then using it

and then :

3) We can now see that France, with 485 has the 2nd most number of patents for the year 2013

Follow along to get the correct answer:
* Drag Country to the view, and then Patents to the Size Mark on the Marks shelf as follows :
2) But, this isn't all right? We need to focus on the year 2013. This can be done by using the year column as it is (continuous) in the filter shelf, or by converting it to discrete first and then using it:
2.1 As it is (continuous)

2.2 Converting to discrete first & then using it

and then :

3) We can now see that France, with 485 has the 2nd most number of patents for the year 2013

by Beatrice at Jan 28, 2026, 11:18 PM
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