Microsoft Power BI 2022: The Complete Guide

A comprehensive guide on how to master Power BI. Take a hands-on approach with a Formula One Course Project.

Language: english

Note: 4.6/5 (259 notes) 15,798 students

Instructor(s): Malvik Vaghadia

Last update: 2022-05-28

What you’ll learn

Develop a business intelligence solution end to end
Create interactive and visually rich Reports
Understand how Power BI Service enables collaboration
Work with a range of data sources and become an expert at Loading and Transforming data from multiple sources
Understand Data Modelling in Power BI
Understand Reporting Best Practice
Create multiple visualizations
How to master Power BI for your real world projects!

Requirements

Windows Operating System
Some experience of Excel is a plus (but not essential)

Description

Learn one of the most in demand business intelligence tool in the world and master the most important concepts in the Power BI Ecosystem.

Power BI is an essential tool for anyone working with Data!

This course is hands-on and you will LEARN BY DOING!

COURSE PROJECT

We will be using a really cool Formula One Dataset to create an interactive report with some amazing visualizations.

We will connect to various data sources including csv, excel, JSON and more.
We will perform extensive data transformations to make our data ready for reporting.
We will use relationships and data modelling methodologies to create an effective data model.
We will explore all kinds of visualisations from Column Charts, Scatter Charts, Maps, Tooltips and more.
We will use Visual Elements like action icons and buttons to navigate between pages in your report.
We will explore the capabilities of Power BI Pro and how it can enable you to collaborate within your Organization
We will use Data Analysis Expressions to add insight and analysis to our Power BI Report

By the end of the Formula One Analysis Project you will gain extensive skills and have experience of developing a business intelligence solution end to end.

You should gain more than enough experience to add value to your real world projects!

CURRICULUM

This course can be split into 5 key areas:

Loading and Transforming Data

Connecting to data sources in Power BI
Understanding Data Types
Transforming Columns in your Query
Adding Columns to your Query
Sorting and Filtering
Duplicating vs Referencing your Query
Transposing your data
Grouping and summarising your data
Pivoting and Unpivoting your data

Data Modelling

Table Relationships
One to Many, One to One and Many to Many Cardinality
Autodetect
“Active” vs “Inactive” Relationships
STAR and SNOWFLAKE Modelling Approaches
Dimensions and Fact Tables
Joining Tables with the Merge Operation

Visualizations and Charts

Visualization and Report Basics
Tables and Pivot Tables
Matrix Visuals
Bar and Column Charts
Line and Area Charts
Combo Charts
Scatter Charts
Treemap Charts
Cards
Data Categories and Geographical Charts
Tooltips
Interactions between Visuals
Filters and Slicers
Adding small multiples
Visual Elements
Report Design Best Practice
Adding Interactivity to your Report

Power BI Service

Power BI Pro vs Premium Overview
Power BI Pro Interface Tour
Publishing Reports to Power BI Pro
Personal Workspaces
Dashboards
Apps
Collabortation Workspaces

Data Analysis Expressions (DAX)

Overview of the Langauges used in Power BI (M and DAX)
DAX Syntax Basics
Aggregation Functions
Filter Functions
Other Functions
DAX Documentation

The course is packed with lectures, code-along videos, assignment questions and detailed walkthroughs.

There should be more than enough to keep you engaged and learning! As an added plus you will also have lifetime access to all the lectures.

Who this course is for

Anyone looking to learn Power BI with a project based approach
Anyone interested in building a business intelligence solution end to end
Anyone looking to pursue a career in data analysis or business intelligence

Course content

Introduction and Set Up
- Course Introduction
- Power BI Ecosystem
- Power BI Desktop Installation
- Power BI Desktop Interface Overview
- Course Project and Dataset Download (IMPORTANT)
Part 1: Loading and Transforming Data
- Part 1 Section Overview
- Entering Data Manually
- Saving Your Work
- Loading the Races CSV Data
- Removing Rows and Columns
- Data Types
- Working with Columns
- Splitting / Extracting Information from Columns
- Simple Mathematical Operations
- Duplicate, Index and Conditional Columns
- Refreshing the Source Data
- Sorting your Data
- Filtering Values
- Logically Ordering your Applied Steps
- Replacing Values
- Duplicate vs Reference
- Appending Queries
- Removing Duplicates
- Transpose, Reverse Rows and Count Rows
- Loading the Circuits JSON File & Assignment
- Loading the Drivers Text File & Assignment
- Loading the Constructors CSV File & Assignment
- Loading the Results CSV File & Assignments
- Group By
- Pivoting and Unpivoting
- Download the Part 1 Power BI Report
Part 2: Data Modelling
- Part 2 Section Overview
- Linking Tables via Relationships
- One to Many Cardinality and Cross Filter Direction
- Many to Many Cardinality
- One to One Cardinality
- Creating the Relationships for our Data Model (Assignment)
- Autodetect and Active Relationships
- Data Modelling Approaches – STAR and SNOWFLAKE
- Merging Tables – Join Types
- Merging Tables Demonstration
- Download the Part 2 Power BI Report
Part 3: Visualizations in Power BI
- Part 3 Section Overview
- Visualization and Report Basics
- Table and Matrix Visuals
- Bar and Column Charts
- Quick Note on Legends
- Interactions
- Drilldowns and Hierarchies
- The Filter Pane
- Small Multiples
- Line and Area Charts
- Combo Charts and Cross Filter Direction Revisited
- Scatter Charts
- Treemaps
- Cards
- Data Categories and Maps
- Tooltips
- Visual Elements
- Additional Visualizations
- Best Practice Tips and Formula One Report Requirements
- Creating the Formula One Report Part 1
- Creating the Formula One Report Part 2
- Download the Part 3 Power BI Report
Part 4: Power BI Online
- Part 4 Section Overview
- Power BI Online Overview
- Power BI Pro Interface Tour
- Publishing Reports to Power BI Pro
- Dashboards
- Refreshing Data
- Collaboration Workspaces
Part 5: Introduction to DAX (Data Analysis Expressions)
- Part 5 Section Overview – Languages in Power BI
- DAX Overview
- Aggregation Functions
- Filter Functions
- Other Functions
- Assignment Questions
- Download the Part 5 Power BI Report