Power BI for Beginners: Data Cleaning, Shaping, and Visualization

Raw business data is rarely ready for analysis right out of the box. To make informed decisions, you first need to know how to clean, profile, and transform that data into a usable format within Power BI. This text-based course guides you through the entire data preparation and visualization pipeline. You will learn how to connect to various data sources, resolve errors, shape tables, and design accessible, interactive reports that clearly communicate insights to stakeholders. What you'll learn: - Understand foundational data concepts, terminology, and the Power BI ecosystem. - Profile and analyze raw data to identify anomalies, missing values, and formatting issues. - Apply Power Query transformations to clean, merge, and shape messy datasets. - Design efficient data models using basic star schema principles and relationships. - Create interactive, accessible reports with clear visual hierarchies and modern design practices. - Write basic DAX measures to calculate key business metrics. You will start by mastering the basics of the Power Query Editor, moving from simple data cleaning steps to advanced table transformations. From there, you will explore data modeling fundamentals and finish by building clean, professional reports. This course is designed for aspiring data analysts, business professionals, and beginners who want to work with data in Power BI. No prior experience with data modeling or business intelligence tools is required. Start reading today to transform your raw business data into clear, actionable visual stories.