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Microsoft Power BI 365 Beginner Series
Learn analytic skills for your business with Microsoft data analysis software, Power BIPreview the first lesson free — get full access to all 33 lessons.
Beginner Provider : Elizabeth Vergara 7 chapters · 33 Lessons · 2h 30m in Arabic, German, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese
Course Description
The beginner Power BI course, taught by instructor Elizabeth Vergara, teaches viewers the basics of data analysis for their own business. Microsoft’s Power BI provides users with a powerful suite of tools used to connect, transform, model,interactively visualize, and share data. Power BI includes Power BI Desktop, which is a desktop software application,
Power BI Service or PowerBI.com, which is an online, cloud software as a service, and PowerBI mobile, which is an online service that connects to reports and dashboards via your mobile device,such as a phone or tablet. Power BI Server is an additional on premises tool where reports may be published, used in cases where companies would prefer to keep their data on site, rather than in the cloud. This course serves as an introduction for users with a novice to intermediate amount of experience using the software. After completing this course, using Power BI you’ll be able to connect, cleanse, explore, summarize, analyze, and share your reports.
Learning Objectives
What You'll Learn
- Navigate the Power BI interface and core navigation
- Connect to databases, files, and web sources, including Live Connect and manually entered data
- Use data modeling with relationships, filter direction, quick measures, calculated columns, and measures
- Build reports using filters, tooltips, themes, custom visuals, hierarchies, and drill downs
- Publish and share reports and dashboards through the Power BI Service
- Work with workspaces and apps within Power BI
Key Takeaways
- Power BI is a suite of tools used to connect, transform, model, interactively visualize, and share data.
- The suite includes Power BI Desktop (a desktop application), Power BI Service/PowerBI.com (a cloud SaaS), Power BI mobile (for phones and tablets), and Power BI Server, an on-premises tool for companies that prefer to keep data on site.
- The course is taught by instructor Elizabeth Vergara and serves as an introduction for users with a novice to intermediate amount of experience.
- After completing the course, learners will be able to connect, cleanse, explore, summarize, analyze, and share their reports.
- The Power Query Editor is used for basic transformations when preparing data.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this course for?
It serves as an introduction for users with a novice to intermediate amount of experience using Power BI who want to learn the basics of data analysis for their own business.
Who teaches this course?
The course is taught by instructor Elizabeth Vergara.
What data sources will I learn to connect to?
You will learn to connect to file imports, databases, web sources, Live Connect, and manually entered data.
What will I be able to do after completing this course?
Using Power BI, you will be able to connect, cleanse, explore, summarize, analyze, and share your reports, as well as work with workspaces, dashboards, and apps.
What are the main components of Power BI covered?
The course covers Power BI Desktop, the Power BI Service (PowerBI.com), Power BI mobile, and Power BI Server for on-premises publishing.
