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Data Modeling with Microsoft Excel

You're reading from   Data Modeling with Microsoft Excel Model and analyze data using Power Pivot, DAX, and Cube functions

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803240282
Length 316 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Bernard Obeng Boateng Bernard Obeng Boateng
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Table of Contents (16) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1: Overview and Introduction to Data Modeling in Microsoft Excel
2. Chapter 1: Getting Started with Data Modeling – Overview and Importance FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Data Structuring for Data Models – What’s the best way to layout your data? 4. Chapter 3: Preparing Your Data for the Data Model – Cleaning and Transforming Your Data Using Power Query 5. Chapter 4: Data Modeling with Power Pivot – Understanding How to Combine and Analyze Multiple Tables Using the Data Model 6. Part 2: Creating Insightful Calculations from your Data Model using DAX and Cube Functions
7. Chapter 5: Creating DAX Calculations from Your Data Model – Introduction to Measures and Calculated Columns 8. Chapter 6: Creating Cube Functions from Your Data Model – a Flexible Alternative to Calculations in Your Data Model 9. Part 3: Putting it all together with a Dashboard
10. Chapter 7: Communicating Insights from Your Data Model Using Dashboards – Overview and Uses 11. Chapter 8: Visualization Elements for Your Dashboard – Slicers, PivotCharts, Conditional Formatting, and Shapes 12. Chapter 9: Choosing the Right Design Themes – Less Is More with Colors 13. Chapter 10: Publication and Deployment – Sharing with Report Users 14. Index 15. Other Books You May Enjoy

Laying out your dashboard using mockups or wireframes

A dashboard is more than just a collection of numbers and graphs; it’s a visual story waiting to be told. Each element on the canvas plays a vital role in weaving that narrative. A properly orchestrated layout ensures that these elements harmoniously coexist, allowing users to grasp insights swiftly, make informed decisions, and uncover hidden patterns. Imagine entering a well-organized library, where each book resides exactly where you expect it to be. You instinctively know where to find the desired piece of knowledge. In the same vein, the layout of your dashboard holds the key to ease and comprehension. A well-structured layout serves as a guiding path that leads your audience through a sea of information to a clear destination.

Our goal in this chapter is to create the following dashboard from the data we have analyzed in previous chapters. It all starts with properly laying out the elements of the dashboard using...

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