Kolokolov Alex, Zelensky Maxim. Data Visualization with Microsoft Power Bi: How to Design Savvy Dashboards

O’Reilly Media, 2024. — 413 p. — ISBN: 978-1-098-15278-9.Alex Kolokolov from Data2Speak and Maxim Zelensky from Intelligent Business explains in simple and clear language how to create brilliant charts with Microsoft Power BI and follow best practices for corporate reporting. For those who are new to Power BI, this book serves as an excellent introduction. It provides a clear understanding of how Power BI works through the lens of the final visual output. Particularly if you are familiar with PowerPoint presentations or Excel pivot tables, many features will feel intuitive. No technical background is required. Step-by-step guides help you set up any chart in a few clicks and avoid common mistakes. Also, experienced data analysts will find tips and tricks on how to enrich their reports with advanced visuals.The sheer volume of business data has reached an all-time high. Using visualizations to transform this data into useful and understandable information can facilitate better decision-making. This practical book shows data analysts as well as professionals in finance, sales, and marketing how to quickly create visualizations and build savvy dashboards: the basic rules for classic charts that are used in 90% of business reports, exceptions to general rules based on real business cases, best practices for dashboard design, how to properly set up interactions, how to prepare data for advanced visuals, how to avoid pitfalls with eye-catching charts.Classic Visuals
Power BI Interface and Chart Anatomy.
Visualization Compass: How to Choose Charts Correctly.
Column and Bar Charts.
Pie and Donut Charts.
Treemap.
Timeline Charts.
Tables and Matrices.
KPI Cards.
Slicers and Filters.
Putting It All Together: Dashboard Design Tips.
Trusted Advanced Visuals
Funnel Chart.
Map.
Tornado Chart.
Waterfall Chart.
Bullet Chart.
Gantt Chart.
Sankey Chart.
Advanced KPI Cards.
Risky Advanced Visuals
Gauges and KPIs.
Scatterplots.
Word Cloud.
Decomposition Tree.
AI-Based Visuals.
Radar and Aster Plot.
Chord Diagram.