M5 A.4 Practice and Prove: Line Charts Revisited

In this exercise, we will create both discrete and continuous line charts in Tableau using the Sample - Superstore data.

Step 1: Connect Tableau to the dataset

Step 2: Create a line chart that...

...visualizes sales data by month.

• Build one chart that shows sales over time using discrete month.
• Build a second chart that shows sales over time using continuous month.
  
  
  • HINT: Doing a right-click and drag on a date field will bring up a dialog box that provides all date options including both discrete (blue) and continuous (green). This dialog box will appear when you right-click and drag a date and drop it on any pane in your worksheet.

Step 3: Answer the questions below based on your Tableau data vizs