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Data Visualization in Power BI

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Updated 05/2026
Power BI is a powerful data visualization tool that can be used in reports and dashboards.
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9 videos
26 Exercises
2,150 XP
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Course Description

Create Insightful Visualizations

Power BI has extraordinary visuals that can be used in reports and dashboards. In this Power BI course, you’ll learn to create insightful visualizations through built-in and customized charts and conditional formatting.

Discover New Chart Options

You’ll discover how to create a plethora of visualizations such as scatter plots, tornado charts, gauges, and how to visualize everything without overwhelming your audience.

What you'll learn

  • Assess the necessity and effectiveness of dashboard elements to implement “less is more” practices that align with stakeholder objectives
  • Distinguish between Power BI dashboards and paginated reports, including their design requirements and business applications
  • Evaluate dashboards for cognitive load and apply chunking, negative space, and color principles to streamline information delivery
  • Identify optimal Power BI visuals for presenting categorical, temporal, and hierarchical data to various professional audiences
  • Recognize techniques for invoking appropriate emotional responses through data visualization choices in executive reporting

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Prerequisites

Introduction to Power BI
1

The Audience is King

​​In this first chapter, you'll get to understand how the target audience matters in visualization. You'll also be introduced to the UK clothing business sales database, which you’ll use throughout the course.
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Getting an Emotional Response

In the second chapter, you will learn how to build dashboards that connect on an emotional level, so they won't get forgotten about.
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3

Reducing Cognitive Load

In this chapter, we will learn how human memory works and why it is related to data visualization.
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4

Less is More

The last chapter is all about “less is more”. This will help you reduce the cognitive load for your dashboard’s users, making it easier for them to focus on the insights that matter.
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FAQs

Who will benefit from this course?

Professionals in the retail industry, data scientists, data analysts, and business intelligence professionals would benefit from this course, as they can create insightful visuals of their data and uncover meaningful insights.

What data set will be used to learn data visualization in Power BI?

We will be using the UK Clothing Business Sales Database to learn data visualization in Power BI.

Will I receive a certificate at the end of the course?

Yes, you will receive a certificate at the end of the course upon completing all the course chapters.

What techniques will be covered in the course?

This course will cover techniques such as audience understanding, emotional response, cognitive load, and visuals such as scatter plots, tornado charts, and gauges.

What techniques will be needed to create insightful visuals?

Techniques such as data manipulation, visual encoding, data understanding and storytelling, and interactive design will be needed to create insightful visuals.

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