Tableau-Desktop-Found Exploring and Analyzing Data Practice Question
Exhibit
JSON policy: { 'filter_mode': 'include', 'sort_order': 'desc', 'limit': 10, 'field': 'Profit' }Refer to the exhibit. If this logic is applied as a Top N filter on 'Customer' using 'Profit', what will the view display?
⚠ Common exam trap
Candidates often misinterpret Top N filters as applying to the entire dataset regardless of other filters, failing to realize that the order of operations significantly impacts the resulting set.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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The 10 customers with the highest profit.
The filter logic indicates an inclusion of the top 10 customers based on the Profit measure in descending order. This means the view will specifically isolate the 10 most profitable customers. In Tableau, this effectively ranks the records based on the sum of Profit and retains only the top 10, allowing the analyst to focus purely on the highest performers and exclude the rest of the dataset from the current worksheet view.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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The 10 customers with the lowest profit.
Why it's wrong here
The sort order is set to 'desc', which means descending. In the context of a Top N filter, this retrieves the top 10 highest values. To get the lowest profit, the sort order would need to be changed to 'asc' (ascending) to capture the bottom end of the profit spectrum.
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The 10 customers with the highest profit.
Why this is correct
The combination of a limit of 10 and a descending sort order specifically identifies the top 10 records by the Profit measure. This is the standard behavior for a Top 10 filter in Tableau, which ranks the data points from highest to lowest and keeps only the top 10 results.
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All customers, sorted by profit.
Why it's wrong here
The limit is explicitly set to 10. A Top N filter is inherently exclusionary; it removes all data points that do not fall within the specified top 10 ranking. Therefore, it is impossible for the view to display all customers while the Top 10 limit remains active in the filter policy.
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The top 10 customers based on count of records.
Why it's wrong here
The filter policy explicitly names 'Profit' as the field for the ranking calculation. Therefore, the ranking is based on the aggregate value of Profit, not the count of records. If the filter was meant to be based on the count of records, the field parameter would be set differently.
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