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Learn Power BI - Second Edition

By : Gregory Deckler
5 (1)
Book Image

Learn Power BI - Second Edition

5 (1)
By: Gregory Deckler

Overview of this book

To succeed in today's transforming business world, organizations need business intelligence capabilities to make smarter decisions faster than ever before. This updated second edition of Learn Power BI takes you on a journey of data exploration and discovery, using Microsoft Power BI to ingest, cleanse, and organize data in order to unlock key business insights that can then be shared with others. This newly revised and expanded edition of Learn Power BI covers all of the latest features and interface changes and takes you through the fundamentals of business intelligence projects, how to deploy, adopt, and govern Power BI within your organization, and how to leverage your knowledge in the marketplace and broader ecosystem that is Power BI. As you progress, you will learn how to ingest, cleanse, and transform your data into stunning visualizations, reports, and dashboards that speak to business decision-makers. By the end of this Power BI book, you will be fully prepared to be the data analysis hero of your organization – or even start a new career as a business intelligence professional.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
1
Section 1:The Basics
4
Section 2:The Desktop
10
Section 3:The Service
15
Section 4:The Future

Questions

As an activity, try to answer the following questions on your own:

  • What are the two different methods of segmenting data in Power BI?
  • What are the four operations for working with hierarchies?
  • What feature would a report author use to ensure that people within different roles only see the information that's relevant to their particular role?
  • How is drill-through different than drilling up and down through hierarchies?
  • What are the six actions buttons can perform?
  • Why is data categorization important for Q&A?
  • What are synonyms and where can they be added within Power BI Desktop?
  • What is a bookmark and what information can it save as part of its definition?
  • What advanced visualization feature allows you to create a measure that can be adjusted by a report viewer?
  • What are the three settings that must be adjusted when creating a report tooltip page, and how is a report tooltip page activated for use?