Measures in Tableau contain numeric, quantitative values that you can perform mathematical calculations on. When connecting to a data source, Tableau automatically assigns fields like sales or profit as measures because they contain values that can be measured and aggregated. Qualitative attributes, temporal data, and categorical data are typically assigned as dimensions because they are used to categorize, segment, and provide context to the data.
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