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Non-aggregating numerical dimensions

When a numeric value is brought into a Tableau workbook, it's placed by default with the Measures in the Data pane. All Measures are aggregated (e.g., sum, average, count) when they are brought onto the canvas. Rather than taking extra steps to overcome this default behavior, we want to move numbers that are used as labels or descriptions to the Dimensions section of the Data pane.

Which of the following is an example of a numeric field that should be moved to the Dimensions section of the Data pane?

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