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M. Ehrenmueller-JensenSelf-Service AI with Power BI Desktophttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6231-3_7

7. Characterizing a Dataset

Markus Ehrenmueller-Jensen1 
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CEO, Savory Data, Alkoven, Austria
 

When I get handed a new set of data, I want to get a quick overview of what kind of data to expect before I start building the data model and reports. With just a few clicks you will get descriptive statistics for the dataset: for example, the count, the minimum and maximum of the available values, average, and standard deviation. You can easily visualize the value distribution and the amount of missing values and gain insights about the data even before you build your first report. Part of this metadata can be loaded ...

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