Power BI: Prepare Data for Analysis
Spotlight - Power BI Preparing Data For Analysis
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Course description
Power BI – Preparing Data for Analysis is a course that has been designed to help learners understand how to clean, shape, and transform data before building visualizations. Effective data preparation is a critical step in the Power BI workflow, and this course focuses on the tools and techniques that are needed to ensure that data is structured, accurate, and ready for analysis. Learners begin by exploring the types of data—structured, semi-structured, and unstructured—and the challenges associated with each. The course emphasizes working with structured data, such as Excel workbooks, and guides learners through the steps of identifying and resolving common issues like empty rows, inconsistent formatting, and non-printable characters. Using Power BI’s Query Editor, learners will learn how to transform data by splitting columns, trimming spaces, renaming fields, and creating calculated and conditional columns. The course also covers how Power BI tracks applied steps, allowing for seamless refreshes and repeatable data preparation workflows. By the end of the course, learners will be equipped to clean and transform raw data into a usable format, ensuring that their reports and dashboards are built on a solid foundation. This course is ideal for Power BI beginners who want to gain confidence in preparing data for meaningful analysis.
What you’ll learn
- Understand the fundamentals of Spotlight - Power BI Preparing Data For Analysis
- Work confidently with the core tools and features
- Build toward beginner-level fluency
- Apply skills to real, on-the-job tasks
- Follow best practices and avoid common pitfalls
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