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Title
Pro Power BI desktop / Adam Aspin.
Edition
Second edition.
ISBN
9781484232101 (electronic book)
1484232100 (electronic book)
9781484232095
1484232097
9781484232095
Published
[United States] : Apress, [2018].
Language
English
Description
1 online resource : illustrations.
Call Number
T58.6
Dewey Decimal Classification
658.4/038011
Summary
Deliver eye-catching Business Intelligence with Microsoft Power BI Desktop. This new edition has been updated to cover all the latest features, including combo charts, Cartesian charts, trend lines, use of gauges, and more. Also covered are Top-N features, the ability to bin data into groupings and chart the groupings, and new techniques for detecting and handling outlier data points. You can take data from virtually any source and use it to produce stunning dashboards and compelling reports that will seize your audience’s attention. Slice and dice the data with remarkable ease and then add metrics and KPIs to project the insights that create your competitive advantage. Make raw data into clear, accurate, and interactive information with Microsoft’s free self-service business intelligence tool. Pro Power BI Desktop shows you how to choose from a wide range of built-in and third-party visualization types so that your message is always enhanced. You’ll be able to deliver those results on the PC, tablets, and smartphones, as well as share results via the cloud. This book helps you save time by preparing the underlying data correctly without needing an IT department to prepare it for you. What You'll Learn Deliver attention-grabbing information, turning data into insight Mash up data from multiple sources into a cleansed and coherent data model Create dashboards that help in monitoring key performance indicators of your business Build interdependent charts, maps, and tables to deliver visually stunning information Share business intelligence in the cloud without involving IT Deliver visually stunning and interactive charts, maps, and tables Find new insights as you chop and tweak your data as never before Adapt delivery to mobile devices such as phones and tablets Who This Book Is For Everyone from CEOs and Business Intelligence developers to power users and IT managers
Note
Includes index.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed December 20, 2017).
Available in Other Form
Print version: 9781484232095
1. Introduction to Power BI Desktop
2. Discovering and Loading File-Based Data with Power BI Desktop
3. Loading Data from Databases and Data Warehouses
4. Direct Query and Connect Live
5. Loading Data from the Web and the Cloud
6. Dealing with Datasets
7. Data Transformation
8. Data Mashup
9. Structuring, Managing and Parameterizing Queries
10. Creating a Data Model
11. Extending the Data Model with Calculated Columns
12. Adding Measures to the Data Model
13. Analyzing Data over Time
14. Table Visuals
15. Matrix and Card Visuals
16. Charts in Power BI Desktop
17. Formatting Charts in Power BI Desktop
18. Other Types of Visuals
19. Maps in Power BI Desktop
20. Filtering Data
21. Using Slicers
22. Enhancing Dashboards
23. PowerBI.com
24. Appendix A: Sample Data.
