Power BI Desktop Masterclass - Data Analysis for Everyone




Power BI Desktop Masterclass - Data Analysis for Everyone

Updated May 2017

Power BI Desktop is a combination of Excels Power Features (Power Pivot, Power Query and Power View) all in a standalone package. Using Power BI, you can find, get, transform, analyse and Combine data from disparate databases, files, and web services with visual tools that help you understand and fix data quality and formatting issues automatically. Combined with BI Service, these data queries reports and dashboard can be shared and viewed on the go.

This self-service business intelligence systems brings data analytics to the ordinary company.

COURSE SUMMARY

Power BI Desktop brings the world of data analytics and business intelligence to the ordinary business. By connecting to data from multiple sources and transforming or modelling that data, you can view and share insights to your business like never before. Being a self-service system, means you don’t need the help of and IT department to transform or model the data.

LEARN TO GATHER DATA, TRANSFORM DATA AND MODEL DATA BEFORE YOU CREATE VISUALIZATIONS TO EXPLAIN THE DATA AND SHARE VALUABLE INSIGHTS WITH YOUR ORGANISATION.

CONTENTS AND OVERVIEW

In section 1 you will learn how to download and install Power BI Desktop and you will also be given a guided tour.

In section 2 of this course we will look at getting data from multiple sources, both internal and external. Connecting to different types of files of data, Folders or data and online data.  Setting up data queries and transforming the data into a format that can be used.

In section 3 of this course we will look at Data modelling, setting up relationships, creating calculated columns and measures using DAX, using calculated tables and creating hierarchy. In addition to this we will also look at some time intelligence functions.

In section 4 of this course we will look at Data visualization. We will go through the use of different charts,Column charts, scatter charts, slicer’s, forecasting and other visualizations.  In addition to the standard visualizations you will also be introduced to Custom Visuals.

The use of Power BI is not just for numerical data, so in this course you will also learn how to use Power BI and Microsoft Cognitive Services to carry out a sentiment analysis on Text data. 


Master Power BI Desktop- Get, Transform, Model and visualize data like never before - Self Service Business Intelligence

Url: View Details

What you will learn
  • In this course you will learn how, with Power BI, to connect to multiple sources of data, and then how to transform that data into a usable format.
  • You will learn how, with the power of basic DAX, create powerful calculations and comparisons across multiples tables of data from multiple sources
  • And you will learn how you can visualize that data in a meaningful way to revile insights to your business like never before.

Rating: 4.3

Level: All Levels

Duration: 3 hours

Instructor: Paula Guilfoyle CPA


Courses By:   0-9  A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z 

About US

The display of third-party trademarks and trade names on this site does not necessarily indicate any affiliation or endorsement of course-link.com.


© 2021 course-link.com. All rights reserved.
View Sitemap