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Collect, Combine, and Transform Data Using Power Query in Excel and Power BI, First Edition
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Collect, Combine, and Transform Data Using Power Query in Excel and Power BI, First Edition

by Gil Raviv
October 2018
Beginner to intermediate
432 pages
13h 20m
English
Microsoft Press
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CHAPTER 11Basic Text Analytics

Words empty as the wind are best left unsaid.

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IN THIS CHAPTER, YOU WILL

  • Learn how to search for keywords in textual columns and apply this technique as a simple topic detection method

  • Learn how to load an external list of keywords and apply them dynamically in the search

  • Use a Cartesian product or a custom function to search for keywords

  • Use Table.Buffer and List.Buffer to improve the performance of keyword detection reports

  • Learn several methods to split words, ignore common words, and count word occurrences in your analysis

  • Learn how to prepare your textual data and load it in a Word Cloud custom visual in Power BI

This chapter shows how to use Power Query to gain fundamental insights into textual feeds. ...

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ISBN: 9781509307982