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Microsoft Power BI: Data Analysis Practitioner
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Course Details
Microsoft® Power BI®: Data Analysis Practitioner
Course code: Custom762
Duration: 2 Days
Prerequisite:
To ensure your success, you should have experience managing data with a spreadsheet program such as Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets. To meet this prerequisite, you can take any one or more of the following Logical Operations courses:
• Microsoft® Office Excel® 2016: Part 1 (Desktop/Office 365™)
• Microsoft® Office Excel® 2016: Part 2
• Using Google G Suite™
Optionally, having experience with other data analytics tools, such as Google Analytics™ or Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tools, as well as an understanding of database design concepts and basic programming constructs such as looping and branching, will help you get even more out of this course. The following courses are helpful but not required:
• Google Analytics™: Foundation (Second Edition)
• Database Design: A Modern Approach
• Microsoft® Office Excel® 2016: Data Analysis with Power Pivot
Course Description:
Microsoft® Power BI® software is designed for this purpose. Power BI was built to connect to a wide range of data sources, and allows users to quickly create visualizations of connected data to gain insights, show trends, and create reports. Power BI's data connection capabilities and visualization features go far beyond those that can be found in spreadsheets, allowing users to create compelling and interactive worksheets, dashboards, and stories that bring data to life and turn data into thoughtful action.
Course Objectives:
After completing this course, students will be able to:
• Analyze data with self-service BI.
• Connect to data sources.
• Perform advanced data modeling and shaping.
• Visualize data with Power BI.
• Enhance data analysis.
• Model data with calculations.
• Create interactive visualizations.
Intended Audience:
This course is designed for professionals in a variety of job roles who are currently using desktop or web-based data-management tools such as Microsoft Excel or SQL Server reporting server to perform numerical or general data analysis. They are responsible for conducting data analysis and providing reports about their analysis, and are looking for alternative ways to analyze business data, visualize insights, and share those insights with peers across the enterprise. This includes capturing and reporting on data to peers, executives, and clients.
Course Outlines:
Lesson 1: Analyzing Data with Self-Service BI
Topic A: Data Analysis and Visualization for Business Intelligence
Topic B: Self-Service BI with Microsoft Power BI
Lesson 2: Connecting to Data
Topic A: Create Data Connections
Topic B: Model Data with Relationships
Topic C: Save Power BI Files
Lesson 3: Performing Advanced Data Modeling and Shaping
Topic A: Clean and Transform Data with the Query Editor
Topic B: Shape Data with the Query Editor
Topic C: Combine and Manage Data Rows
Lesson 4: Visualizing Data with Power BI
Topic A: Create Visualizations in Power BI
Topic B: Chart Data in Power BI
Lesson 5: Enhancing Data Analysis
Topic A: Enhance Analysis with Customized Visuals and Pages
Topic B: Enhance Analysis with Tooltips
Lesson 6: Modeling Data with Calculations
Topic A: Create Calculations with Data Analysis Expressions (DAX)
Topic B: Create Calculated Measures and Conditional Columns
Lesson 7: Creating Interactive Visualizations
Topic A: Create and Manage Data Hierarchies
Topic B: Filter and Slice Reports
Topic C: Create Dashboards in Power BI