Power BI - Prepare Your Data Efficiently for Excel Analysis
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Overview:
This webcast is part of the 2020 Power BI Series. Please see below for the suggested viewing order.Before you can analyze data, you first must get the data. This webcast focuses on getting data into Excel using different data sources. Whether your data is text, comma delimited (CSV), reports, Excel, databases, web, applications and/or many others, Excel provides the ability to access that data.
You will learn about tools that have been added to Excel that will make accessing that data even easier, such as data models and Power Query (Get and Transform). After this webcast you will finally be able to get the data you need to perform data analysis.
This series is presented using Excel 2019/Office 365. Regardless of the version you are using, most concepts covered in this webcast series apply to all versions of Excel.
Explore the other webcasts in the 2020 Power BI Series:
Power BI - Introduction to MS Power BI Tools
Power BI - Analyze Your Data With Excel Pivot Tables
Power BI - Create Excel Dashboards for Maximum Impact
Power BI - Use Power Query to Transform Your Data
Power BI - Go Beyond PivotTables with Power Pivot
Power BI - Use Advanced Calculations with DAX Formulas
Power BI - Use PBI Desktop to Create Reports and Dashboards
Power BI - Share Your Data Analysis using PowerBI.com
Objectives:
- Differentiate between improper and proper data structure
- Select the best way to import data into Excel
- Identify ways to use Power Query to clean your data
Major Topics:
Getting data into the correct structureData sources that you can access
Working with multiple tables and data sources
Steps to import data for analysis
Introduction to Power Query and Get and Transform
Major Topics:
Getting data into the correct structureData sources that you can access
Working with multiple tables and data sources
Steps to import data for analysis
Introduction to Power Query and Get and Transform