Introduction to PowerBI
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Key points from slides:
- Data Visualization: Display complex information in a way that makes it easier for your end user to explore or understand what you have done.
- Data Dashboard: A graphical user interface providing easily digestible views of a particular process or objective.
- Breaking things down into the following four categories will help you select the appropriate graphic type for your data.
- Comparison
- Composition
- Distribution
- Relationship
- Before starting project it is good to take stock of your requirements to help you select the appropriate tool:
- Your expertise
- Purpose
- Audience
- Data requirements
- PowerBI and Tableau are the most robust entry level dashboard tools available.
- Many visualization tools can be found linked from the data visualization subject guide.