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Data Cleaning with Power BI

You're reading from   Data Cleaning with Power BI The definitive guide to transforming dirty data into actionable insights

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Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2024
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ISBN-13 9781805126409
Length 340 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (23) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1 – Introduction and Fundamentals FREE CHAPTER
2. Chapter 1: Introduction to Power BI Data Cleaning 3. Chapter 2: Understanding Data Quality and Why Data Cleaning is Important 4. Chapter 3: Data Cleaning Fundamentals and Principles 5. Chapter 4: The Most Common Data Cleaning Operations 6. Part 2 – Data Import and Query Editor
7. Chapter 5: Importing Data into Power BI 8. Chapter 6: Cleaning Data with Query Editor 9. Chapter 7: Transforming Data with the M Language 10. Chapter 8: Using Data Profiling for Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) 11. Part 3 – Advanced Data Cleaning and Optimizations
12. Chapter 9: Advanced Data Cleaning Techniques 13. Chapter 10: Creating Custom Functions in Power Query 14. Chapter 11: M Query Optimization 15. Chapter 12: Data Modeling and Managing Relationships 16. Part 4 – Paginated Reports, Automations, and OpenAI
17. Chapter 13: Preparing Data for Paginated Reporting 18. Chapter 14: Automating Data Cleaning Tasks with Power Automate 19. Chapter 15: Making Life Easier with OpenAI 20. Assessments 21. Index 22. Other Books You May Enjoy

Understanding the Query Editor interface

In this section, we will explore the essential components and functionalities of the Power Query interface in Power BI, along with some common techniques and functions to help you clean data.

To access Query Editor, open Power BI Desktop and navigate to the Home tab on the ribbon. Click on the Transform data button to launch Query Editor.

Figure 6.1 – Locating the Transform data button in the Home tab

Figure 6.1 – Locating the Transform data button in the Home tab

Once inside Query Editor, you will notice the Power Query ribbon, which contains various groups of commands and tools to manage and transform your data, as shown in the following screenshot:

Figure 6.2 – Power Query ribbon with its important functions shown on the Home tab

Figure 6.2 – Power Query ribbon with its important functions shown on the Home tab

The Query Editor navigation pane is on the left-hand side of the window. It lists all the queries in the current report and provides options to navigate between queries, as shown in the following screenshot...

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