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Introduction to Power BI

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Overview

Master the Power BI basics and learn to use the data visualization software to build impactful reports.

A Thorough Introduction to Power BI


In this 3-hour course, you’ll gain a 360° overview of the Power BI basics and learn how to use the tool to build impactful reports. In this course, you’ll go from zero to hero as you discover how to use this popular business intelligence platform through hands-on exercises.

Before diving into creating visualizations using Power BI's drag-and-drop functionality, you’ll first learn how to confidently load and transform data using Power Query and the importance of data models. You’ll also learn to drill down into reports and make your reports fully interactive.

Learn the Power BI Basics


You’ll start by looking at some of the fundamentals of Power BI, getting to grips with Data, Model, and Report views. You’ll learn to load data sets, build a data model, and discover how to shape and transform your data with Power Query Editor.

As you progress through the course, you’ll have access to hands-on exercises that can hone your skills. You’ll look at various visualizations, sort different data types, and learn to drill deeper into your reports.

Create Powerful Data Visualizations


Once you've covered Power BI in general, you can dig into its options for data visualization. Learn to choose the right visual for your dataset and type, how to make changes to follow visualization best practices and tell a strong story with your data, and learn to sort and format your data for clearer storytelling.

Syllabus

  • Getting Started with Power BI
    • Discover how to navigate this intuitive tool and get to grips with Power BI’s Data, Model, and Report views. You’ll load multiple datasets in the Data view, build a data model to understand the relationships between your tables in Model view, and create your first bar graph and interactive map visualization in Report view. You’ll also practice using Power Query Editor to prep your data for analysis.
  • Transforming Data
    • In this chapter, you'll learn how to shape and transform your data before the data analysis using Power Query Editor.
  • Visualizing Data
    • It’s time to power-up your business intelligence skills! Through hands-on exercises, you’ll learn how to change and format a wide range of visualizations, before moving on to sorting data and creating hierarchies—making it possible for you to drill into your reports.
  • Filtering
    • In the final chapter, you’ll discover how to filter the information in your reports by location and control how these filters interconnect and interact with other visuals in your report.

Taught by

Sara Billen and Lis Sulmont

Reviews

4.8 rating, based on 4 Class Central reviews

4.7 rating at DataCamp based on 416 ratings

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  • Priti Sarote
    I recently started this course, and it has been an excellent experience so far. The content is well-organized, and the instructor explains complex concepts clearly and concisely. The course offers a great mix of theory and practical exercises, which has helped me reinforce what I've learned. The assignments are challenging yet manageable, pushing me to apply the knowledge in real-world scenarios. Whether you're a beginner or looking to advance your skills, this course provides valuable insights and resources. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in improving their expertise in this field!
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    Monika Panja
    the course is very useful for me it helped me a lot to improve my skills i learned a lot throughout the course
  • Emílio Canda
    Muito explícito, com legendas e imagens ilustrativas.
    Para quem nunca teve contacto com a ferramenta esta é a introdução perfeita!
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    Luciano Não Eduardo
    I liked the introduction, because I was able to understand what I was going to learn from the course

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