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Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Certification Guide

By : Orrin Edenfield, Edward Corcoran
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Book Image

Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Certification Guide

5 (1)
By: Orrin Edenfield, Edward Corcoran

Overview of this book

Microsoft Power BI enables organizations to create a data-driven culture with business intelligence for all. This guide to achieving the Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Associate certification will help you take control of your organization's data and pass the exam with confidence. From getting started with Power BI to connecting to data sources, including files, databases, cloud services, and SaaS providers, to using Power BI’s built-in tools to build data models and produce visualizations, this book will walk you through everything from setup to preparing for the certification exam. Throughout the chapters, you'll get detailed explanations and learn how to analyze your data, prepare it for consumption by business users, and maintain an enterprise environment in a secure and efficient way. By the end of this book, you'll be able to create and maintain robust reports and dashboards, enabling you to manage a data-driven enterprise, and be ready to take the PL-300 exam with confidence.
Table of Contents (25 chapters)
1
Part 1 – Preparing the Data
6
Part 2 – Modeling the Data
11
Part 3 – Visualizing the Data
15
Part 4 – Analyzing the Data
18
Part 5 – Deploying and Maintaining Deliverables
21
Part 6 – Practice Exams

Choosing an appropriate visualization type

Power BI offers many options for visualization using out-of-the-box capabilities that are available directly in the Visualizations pane. By selecting the fields you'd like to use in the visualization, you can drag and drop the fields to the various configurations and quickly see the outcome in the visualization displayed in the report canvas to find the visualization and configuration that best tells the data story you'd like to communicate.

Additionally, there are visuals available in Microsoft AppSource that provide further visualization beyond the capabilities built in. You can even create your own custom visuals if you cannot find the exact visualization that tells your story the way you want it to be told.

Figure 9.8 – Custom Power BI visuals in Microsoft AppSource

When selecting the visualization type, it's best to consider the data being presented. For example, geographic data may not...