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Data Cleaning with Power BI

Data Cleaning with Power BI

By : Frazer
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Data Cleaning with Power BI

Data Cleaning with Power BI

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By: Frazer

Overview of this book

Microsoft Power BI offers a range of powerful data cleaning and preparation options through tools such as DAX, Power Query, and the M language. However, despite its user-friendly interface, mastering it can be challenging. Whether you're a seasoned analyst or a novice exploring the potential of Power BI, this comprehensive guide equips you with techniques to transform raw data into a reliable foundation for insightful analysis and visualization. This book serves as a comprehensive guide to data cleaning, starting with data quality, common data challenges, and best practices for handling data. You’ll learn how to import and clean data with Query Editor and transform data using the M query language. As you advance, you’ll explore Power BI’s data modeling capabilities for efficient cleaning and establishing relationships. Later chapters cover best practices for using Power Automate for data cleaning and task automation. Finally, you’ll discover how OpenAI and ChatGPT can make data cleaning in Power BI easier. By the end of the book, you will have a comprehensive understanding of data cleaning concepts, techniques, and how to use Power BI and its tools for effective data preparation.
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Using R and Python scripts

As you have learned throughout this book, Power BI’s Power Query Editor from within a dataflow or Power BI Desktop is a versatile tool that enables users to shape, transform, and cleanse data before it’s used for analysis and visualization.

While the built-in capabilities that have been highlighted in the previous sections are robust, sometimes you may encounter data manipulation tasks that require more advanced processing. This is where the feature of using R or Python scripts in coding languages such as R and Python, for example, comes to the rescue.

Before jumping into how you might go about doing this, it’s worth understanding why you might use these languages. Custom data scripts enable users to extend the capabilities of Power BI by leveraging the rich ecosystems of R and Python.

Although this chapter will not go into depth about how to code in these languages, here are some scenarios where you might consider using custom...

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