An analyst needs to visualize a company's monthly sales revenue over the past three years. To effectively show the continuous trend and identify patterns over this period, which chart type is the most appropriate choice in Tableau?
The correct answer is a line chart. Line charts are the best choice for visualizing trends in data over a continuous period, such as time. They connect individual data points to show the evolution of a measure, making it easy to spot patterns, increases, or decreases.
A bar chart is better suited for comparing data across discrete categories rather than showing a continuous trend.
A scatter plot is used to show the relationship and potential correlation between two different numerical variables, not for tracking a single measure over time.
A stacked bar chart is used to compare a total and the contribution of its sub-parts across different categories, which is not the primary goal here.
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