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Data Mashup with Microsoft Excel Using Power Query and M: Finding, Transforming, and Loading Data from External Sources
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Data Mashup with Microsoft Excel Using Power Query and M: Finding, Transforming, and Loading Data from External Sources

by Adam Aspin
July 2020
Beginner to intermediate
404 pages
8h 4m
English
Apress
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© Adam Aspin 2020
A. AspinData Mashup with Microsoft Excel Using Power Query and Mhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6018-0_8

8. Restructuring Data

Adam Aspin1 
(1)
Stafford, UK
 

In the previous two chapters, you saw how to hone your dataset in Power Query so that you defined only the rows and columns of data that you really need as the basis for your analysis. Then you learned how to cleanse and complete the data that they contain. In this chapter, you will learn how to build on these foundations to deliver data that is ready to be molded into a structured and usable data model.

The generic term for this kind of data preparation in Power Query is restructuring data. It covers the following:

  • Joining queries: This involves taking two queries and linking ...

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