Beginning Power BI for Business Users Learning to Turn Data into Insights 1st Edition by Paul Fuller ISBN 1394190301 9781394190300

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ISBN 10: 1394190301

ISBN 13: 9781394190300

Author:  Paul D. Fuller 

Beginning Power BI for Business Users: Learning to Turn Data into Insights 1st Edition: 

Discover the utility of your organization’s data with Microsoft Power BI

In Beginning Power BI for Business Users: Learning to Turn Data into Insights, accomplished data professional and business intelligence expert Paul Fuller delivers an intuitive and accessible handbook for professionals seeking to use Microsoft’s Power BI to access, analyze, understand, report, and act on the data available to their organizations. In the book, you’ll discover Power BI’s robust feature set, learn to ingest and model data, visualize and report on that data, and even use the DAX scripting language to unlock still more utility from Microsoft’s popular program.

Beginning with general principles geared to readers with no or little experience with reporting or data analytics tools, the author walks you through how to manipulate common, publicly available data sources―including Excel files and relational databases. You’ll also learn to:

• Use the included and tested sample code to work through the helpful examples included by the author
• Conduct data orchestration and visualization to better understand and gain insights from your data

An essential resource for business analysts and Excel power users reaching the limits of that program’s capabilities, Beginning Power BI for Business Users will also benefit data analysts who seek to prepare reports for their organizations using Microsoft’s flexible and intuitive software.

 

Beginning Power BI for Business Users: Learning to Turn Data into Insights 1st Edition Table of contents:

PART 1: Introduction

1. Introducing Power BI

   • What is Power BI?
   • Why Would I Use Power BI?
   • But Why?
   • Will I Still Use Excel?
   • How Much is This Going to Cost?
   • Where Do We Go From Here?
   • Note

2. From Data to Insight

   • Three Guiding Principles
   • Distinguishing Data, Information, and Knowledge
   • Follow a Consistent, Proven Method
   • Use Visualizations Well
   • Conclusion
   • Notes

PART 2: Power BI Guided Walk-Throughs

3. Let’s Take a Flyover!

   • Getting Connected
   • A Quick Tour of the Power BI Service
   • Power BI Building Blocks
   • Flyover of Power BI Desktop
   • Conclusion

4. Building Your First Report

   • Connecting to a Data Source
   • Examining the Data Model
   • Exploring the Data
   • Building Your Report
   • Designing for Mobile Devices
   • Conclusion
   • Note

5. Preparing Data

   • GDP Data
   • Cleaning Messy Data
   • Conclusion
   • Notes

6. Modeling Data

   • Dimensional Modeling
   • Facts
   • Dimensions
   • Date Dimensions
   • Power Query and Data Modeling
   • Putting It All into Action
   • Conclusion
   • Notes

PART 3: Going Deeper into Power BI

7. Relationships and Filtering

   • Filtering Through Relationships
   • Visuals Interact Independently
   • The Direction of Relationships
   • Bidirectional Filtering
   • Report Filter Types
   • Conclusion

8. Enhancing Your Report

   • Configuring Drill-Down
   • Configuring Drill-Through
   • Buttons
   • Bookmarks
   • Selections and Visibility
   • Conclusion

9. Refreshing, Sharing, and Collaborating

   • Refreshing Data
   • Sharing and Collaborating
   • Summary

10. Introducing DAX

• Setup
• Calculated Columns
• DAX Measures
• Filter Context
• Calculate Function
• Conclusion

11. Conclusion

 

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