This is the ~ONLY~ Data Skill you need to FOCUS in 2023...

If you have time to learn just one skill in 2023, make it POWER QUERY. This

single technical skill can help you make massive gains in your data analysis

work.

WHAT IS POWER QUERY?

Power Query is a data pre-processing engine built into Excel and Power BI. You

can use it to bring data from anywhere and do pre-processing or clean-up

activities with ease. It lets you automate common data tasks like removing

duplicates, combining files, merging (joining) datasets, adding derived columns,

splitting or extracting data and changing the shape / size of your data.

HOW TO GET POWER QUERY?

It is already there in Excel and Power BI.

In Excel - Go to DATA Ribbon and use the "Get & Transform Data" options.

In Power BI - use the "Get data" or "Transform" buttons.

IS POWER QUERY BETTER THAN SQL?

Power Query and SQL have largely similar capabilities. But Power Query gives you

more freedom and options. Plus, it is easier to learn (in my opinion).

IN THIS VIDEO

0:00 - One skill you should learn in 2023 - Power Query, what is it?

2:02 - How to activate & use Power Query?

4:43 - STEP 0: Pre-cleaning the data

6:31 - STEP 1: Dealing with Blank data points

7:48 - STEP 2: Removing the duplicates

8:30 - STEP 3: Generating ID values

11:05 - STEP 4: Calculating Course Date from Registration Date

13:25 - STEP 5: Figuring out the Fee Status

15:39 - How to load the cleaned data back to Excel?

16:19 - Analyzing the Power Query data and Refreshing

DOWNLOAD PRACTICE FILES

Sample raw data file - chandoo.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/…

https://chandoo.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/one-skill-you-should-focus-on.xlsx

Completed workbook (with Power Query steps) -

chandoo.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/…

https://chandoo.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/powerquery-demo-students.xlsx