August 2024
Beginner to intermediate
416 pages
9h 31m
English
Content preview from Data Visualization with Microsoft Power BI
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Conclusion
Congratulations, you have reached the end of the book! You can now be confident in your data visualization abilities, not just at a basic level but at an advanced level, too. Working with clean data sources, you have the skills necessary to choose appropriate charts and create professional dashboards.
Of course, the dashboard is just the tip of the iceberg. To create a good visual, a vast amount of work must go into data preparation behind the scenes. Moreover, a modern dashboard is not simply a static slide but is actually an interactive web application (and is mobile as well). There is much more detail about bookmarks, slicers, and pop-up windows that simply couldn’t fit into this book. We encourage you to read more about Power Query and DAX if you’re interested in taking the next step.
We are sure that you will continue to enhance your skills and implement analytics in your company. Some companies accomplish these tasks with in-house teams; others outsource analytical services or build hybrid teams.
Here are three examples of how companies can utilize Power BI to improve their services.
A manufacturing company has a clear understanding of its business metrics and requirements for its Power BI dashboards. However, the data is inconsistent and scattered across different sources. The company hired a team to build a data warehouse on Microsoft SQL Server and took on tasks related to data integration and cleansing. At the same time, the company focused on analyzing the ...
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