Top Tableau Scenario-Based Interview Questions Set - 13 (1- 10)

 

1. How would you calculate customer purchase frequency?
   Divide total orders by distinct customers.
   Example:

   COUNTD([Order ID]) / COUNTD([Customer ID])
   

2. How would you identify the most profitable product category?
   Rank categories based on total profit.
   Example:

   RANK(SUM([Profit])) = 1
   

3. How would you calculate average discount percentage?
   Use AVG aggregation on Discount field.
   Example:

   AVG([Discount]) * 100
   

4. How would you identify customers with zero profit orders?
   Filter orders where profit equals zero.
   Example:

   SUM([Profit]) = 0
   

5. How would you compare quarterly sales performance?
   Use Quarter dimension with Sales measure.
   Example:

   DATETRUNC('quarter',[Order Date])
   

6. How would you calculate average shipping delay by region?
   Use DATEDIFF and aggregate by Region.
   Example:

   AVG(DATEDIFF('day',[Ship Date],[Delivery Date]))
   

7. How would you identify high-discount low-profit orders?
   Apply conditional filter using Discount and Profit.
   Example:

   [Discount] > 0.3
   AND
   [Profit] < 0
   

8. How would you create dynamic ranking in Tableau?
   Use parameter-driven rank calculation.
   Example:

   RANK(SUM([Sales])) <= [Top Rank]
   

9. How would you calculate customer-wise profit margin?
   Divide customer profit by customer sales.
   Example:

   SUM([Profit]) / SUM([Sales])
   

10. How would you identify products with declining sales trend?
    Compare current sales with previous period sales.
    Example:

     SUM([Sales]) < LOOKUP(SUM([Sales]),-1)