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Pro DAX and Data Modeling in Power BI: Creating the Perfect Semantic Layer to Drive Your Dashboard Analytics

Name: Pro DAX and Data Modeling in Power BI: Creating the Perfect Semantic Layer to Drive Your Dashboard Analytics
Author: Adam Aspin
ISBN: 9781484289952

by Adam Aspin

November 2022

Beginner to intermediate

475 pages

9h 16m

English

Apress

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A. AspinPro DAX and Data Modeling in Power BIhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8995-2_8

8. Introduction to Measures

Adam Aspin¹

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STAFFORD, UK

Now that you have a thorough grounding in calculated columns, it is time to boost your DAX abilities by getting to grips with measures in DAX. Measures are a second - and arguably far more powerful - way of applying calculations in Power BI. They are, however, very different in their scope and application to column-based calculations. I cannot deny that they can be more difficult to understand and apply in many cases. Yet mastering measures is key to unleashing the full potential of Power BI as an analytics tool. ...

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Pro DAX and Data Modeling in Power BI: Creating the Perfect Semantic Layer to Drive Your Dashboard Analytics

by Adam Aspin

8. Introduction to Measures

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