INTRODUCTION – Guided Project: Data Analysis and Visualization with Power BI
This module solicits you to have a hands-on learning engagement process to help you sharpen skills and improve on acquired knowledge during the course. Here in practice sessions and real warnings out of what you have learned with these real-world applications, you will take a turn applying what you learned to develop your aptness and self-assurance using them.
This active participation is going to deepen understanding as well as empower skills while seeming gaps have addressed. The more involved in this active module, the better positioned to implement in life what you have learned will be, proof you are in applying these in a completely different world.
Learning Objectives
- Forecast chart creation
- Animated Chart Configuration
- Drill through report pages
- View reports in Power BI service
- Create a date grouping matrix visualization
- Configure basic visualization
ASSESS YOUR KNOWLEDGE: DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION WITH MICROSOFT POWER BI
1. You have a Power BI report connected to a dataset containing sales data over several years for different product categories. You have created a bar chart visualizing the total sales per year. You want users to be able to filter the data and chart to only show the sales for certain product categories. What functionality in Power BI should you use?
- Bookmarks
- Drillthrough filters
- Slicers (CORRECT)
- Custom visuals
Correct! In Power BI, slicers are those features that filter the visuals in a report against a dataset column. For example, by adding a slicer that uses the product category column, a user can select which product categories to show in the bar chart as well as any other visuals on the report page. By interacting with the slicers, one can filter the visuals of a report.
2. In the Power BI Service what is the role of the visualization pane?
- To house a collection of visuals that display data insights in a variety of formats. (CORRECT)
- To visually review the data in your tables and manage your data model.
- To allow you to explore a newly created report and adjust data by selecting slicers.
- To filter data when creating date grouping matrix visualization
Correct! The Visualization pane comprises various visuals in different formats.
3. What information does the Matrix Visualization report provide?
- Slicer Settings
- Stacked Column Chart
- Grouping analysis (CORRECT)
- Combo Chart
Correct! A report in matrix visualization provides analyses of different groupings, like dates.
4. When adding data to reports within the Visualization pane, how is information added?
- Manually typing
- Copy and paste
- By Uploading
- By Dragging (CORRECT)
Correct! One can also drag and drop fields onto the report canvas so that they are also included in such documents as the Matrix.
5. How can you view your report in the Power BI service?
- Select the Publish button and then view in browser (CORRECT)
- You cannot view the report until admin approves it
- Select View Report and open new window
- Simply select the report in the canvas
Correct! To utilize your report in the Power BI service, you must first publish it, and then navigate to your browser and select “My Workspace.”
6. What does the drillthrough capability allow users to do?
- Users can see underlying data that makes up the previously selected data (CORRECT)
- It allows other users to view the report
- It enables users to expedite the process
- Users will be able to publish directly from the browser
Correct! Drillthrough makes it available to users so that they can target some certain parts of data reports, by going straight into some page intended for viewing.
7. What role does the format option have in the visualization pane?
- To resize cards to look like banners
- To customize background effects. (CORRECT)
- To drag the products table category field
- To resize tables of underlying data
Correct! The format option in the visualization pane will allow you to customize background effects such as color.
8. Within Power BI, what is the purpose of configuring an animated chart?
- To provide visualization of the data
- To make the data more engaging
- To display the historical progression of the data (CORRECT)
- To add movement to the data
Correct! This is actually a class of Power BI feature that permits you to create animated charts for the historical progressive display of data.
9. After configuring an animated chart, how can you view detailed information on the timeline?
- Hover over the bubble on timeline (CORRECT)
- Click point on timeline
- Conduct a search in the search bar
- Select the scatter chart
Correct! Hovering the pointer over the bubble provides information in detail pertaining to the timeline.
10. What is the purpose of creating a forecast chart?
- To display the historical progression of data
- To see underlying data of specific selected data
- To use your historical data to forecast future dataTo provide analysis based on date groupings (CORRECT)
Correct! With the inclusion of forecasted data in the visualizations, a Forecast chart grants one the access to historic data in order to mark patterns and trends for the future.
CONCLUSION – Guided Project: Data Analysis and Visualization with Power BI
Concisely, this module imparts a very good practical learning experience to hone one’s skills and enhance the knowledge built throughout the course. By the means of the practical and real-life exercises, your efficiency is further boosted towards applying concepts and techniques learned. Such immersion engages you in a more profound level experience, deepening your learning, reinforcing your skills, and filling in any gaps in knowledge. In the end, this well-rehearsed approach gives you the mastery of using your newly acquired skills in practice in a professional environment, preparing you for real-world applications.