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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

Answer keys

This section contains the answer keys for both the practice tests.

Practice Test 1

  1. C – Focus mode is when a visual is shown over the entire canvas.
  2. C – Trend lines in visuals change when data changes.
  3. C – Categorical analysis is required in this example.
  4. C – Power BI is a popular BI tool with both enterprise and citizen developers.
  5. B – Sort ascending will sort from lowest to highest.
  6. B – The RANKX function requires table, expression, and order parameters.
  7. D – Responsive slicers must contain a selection list of values.
  8. B – Supported cardinalities are many-to-one, one-to-many, many-to-many, and one-to-one.
  9. C – Table visual is the most similar to a database table.
  10. B – Drillthrough is set up on the target page.
  11. C – Row-level security requires a DAX expression.
  12. C – Development pipelines support development, test, and production stages.
  13. ...