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Data Cleaning with Power BI

By : Gus Frazer
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Data Cleaning with Power BI

By: Gus Frazer

Overview of this book

Microsoft Power BI offers a range of powerful data cleaning and preparation options through tools such as DAX, Power Query, and the M language. However, despite its user-friendly interface, mastering it can be challenging. Whether you're a seasoned analyst or a novice exploring the potential of Power BI, this comprehensive guide equips you with techniques to transform raw data into a reliable foundation for insightful analysis and visualization. This book serves as a comprehensive guide to data cleaning, starting with data quality, common data challenges, and best practices for handling data. You’ll learn how to import and clean data with Query Editor and transform data using the M query language. As you advance, you’ll explore Power BI’s data modeling capabilities for efficient cleaning and establishing relationships. Later chapters cover best practices for using Power Automate for data cleaning and task automation. Finally, you’ll discover how OpenAI and ChatGPT can make data cleaning in Power BI easier. By the end of the book, you will have a comprehensive understanding of data cleaning concepts, techniques, and how to use Power BI and its tools for effective data preparation.
Table of Contents (23 chapters)
Free Chapter
1
Part 1 – Introduction and Fundamentals
6
Part 2 – Data Import and Query Editor
11
Part 3 – Advanced Data Cleaning and Optimizations
16
Part 4 – Paginated Reports, Automations, and OpenAI

Exploring data profiling features in Power BI

Power BI offers a range of data profiling capabilities that empower users to explore and understand their data effectively. These capabilities are as follows:

  • Column quality assessment: Power BI allows you to assess the quality of each column in your dataset. This assessment includes identifying data types, data completeness, and the presence of null or missing values. You can quickly spot inconsistencies and issues that may impact your analysis.
  • Column distribution analysis: Understanding the distribution of data within each column is crucial for making informed decisions. Power BI provides visualizations and statistics to help you analyze data distributions. This includes histograms and summary statistics such as mean, median, and standard deviation.
  • Column profile views: Power BI offers column profile views that give you a comprehensive overview of each column’s characteristics. These views display summary statistics...