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Data Modeling with Microsoft Excel

By : Bernard Obeng Boateng
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Book Image

Data Modeling with Microsoft Excel

5 (1)
By: Bernard Obeng Boateng

Overview of this book

Microsoft Excel's BI solutions have evolved, offering users more flexibility and control over analyzing data directly in Excel. Features like PivotTables, Data Model, Power Query, and Power Pivot empower Excel users to efficiently get, transform, model, aggregate, and visualize data. Data Modeling with Microsoft Excel offers a practical way to demystify the use and application of these tools using real-world examples and simple illustrations. This book will introduce you to the world of data modeling in Excel, as well as definitions and best practices in data structuring for both normalized and denormalized data. The next set of chapters will take you through the useful features of Data Model and Power Pivot, helping you get to grips with the types of schemas (snowflake and star) and create relationships within multiple tables. You’ll also understand how to create powerful and flexible measures using DAX and Cube functions. By the end of this book, you’ll be able to apply the acquired knowledge in real-world scenarios and build an interactive dashboard that will help you make important decisions.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
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Part 1: Overview and Introduction to Data Modeling in Microsoft Excel
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Part 2: Creating Insightful Calculations from your Data Model using DAX and Cube Functions
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Part 3: Putting it all together with a Dashboard

Part 2: Creating Insightful Calculations from your Data Model using DAX and Cube Functions

This part is tailored to provide you with a comprehensive understanding of how DAX and Cube Functions can be used to create sophisticated calculations in Excel, thereby adding a new dimension of analysis to your data models. This section serves as a primer on how to create both measures and calculated columns using DAX. The section starts with the basics of DAX, helping you to understand the syntax and fundamental concepts. This chapter presents Cube Functions as a flexible alternative for incorporating calculations into your data model. You will be guided through the process of using these functions to retrieve data from Power Pivot, offering a different approach compared to DAX. The section also compares and contrasts Cube Functions with DAX, helping you understand when and how to use each effectively.

This section has the following chapters: