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Extending Power BI Functionality with R
The document provides an overview of integrating R with Power BI for enhanced data analysis and visualization capabilities. It discusses R's features as a free and open-source statistical language, its benefits when used with Power BI, and includes resources for further learning. Additionally, it offers insights into data manipulation, visualization techniques, installation instructions, and a comparison between R and Python for analytics.
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Extending Power BI Functionality with R
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- 3. Patrick Powers 3 •Data Scientist,Consultant and Trainer Senturus, Inc. Michael Weinhauer Director Senturus, Inc. Introductions
- 4. 4 Agenda • Introductions • Discussionof R and Power BI • Demos • Senturus overview • Additional resources • Q&A 4 • R basics • Configuring Power BI Desktop • Using R for data • R visualizations • Transforming data Topics
- 5. Enjoy the fullwebinar presentation This slide deck is from the webinar Extending Power BI Functionality with R. To view the FREE video recording and download this deck, go to https://senturus.com/resources/using-r-with-power-bi/ 5
- 6. What is R? 6 Ris a free, open- source statistical language R allows you to perform sophisticated statistical analysis and predictive analytics This includes: • linear and nonlinear modeling • statistical tests • time-series analysis • classification
- 7. What is R? 7 Ruses a command line interface primarily However, many GUI based applications are available for download With R, users can create variables, formulas, functions and graphs to visualize their analysis and predictions
- 8. • Before attemptingPower BI integration, it is helpful to have a working proficiency with R • Terms such as data frame, working with the command line and understanding the R environment are key success factors • A good starting point is the R Project at www.r-project.org • Additional resources available at the end of this presentation Basic knowledge of R 8
- 9. • The Rdata frame function, data.frame, is the foundation for storing data within R • Similar to pandas in Python • Stores Power BI data in a schema for access Basic knowledge of R 9
- 10. • R providesa powerful way to do statistical analysis on large sets of data • Because it is also free, this is a compelling factor to its growth • As an open-source product, new functions and packages are created all the time • If you can’t find a capability initially, you can search for a package that can do it or even create a package of your own Benefits of using R 10
- 11. • Using Rin conjunction with Power BI can help with creating visualizations, cleansing data and get around limitations in Power BI • A big advantage of using R is to connect to data sources not directly supported in Power BI currently • With R packages, analytics not directly built into Power BI can be leveraged as well Why R with Power BI? 11
- 12. • Installations availablefor Windows, Linux and Mac • Many Linux distributions already include R in their package management tools • At a minimum, the command line interface is needed • Additional 3rd party tools are available to add a graphical front end to R • Main download site: http://cran.r-project.org Installing R 12
- 13. Data creation R scriptscan be used to either hard code data frames or a connection script can be created to use existing data sources. 13
- 14. To create visualizationswith R, a placeholder is added to the screen and the script editor window appears. R visualizations 14
- 15. As you selectfields, Power BI automatically adds them to header code which must be included in all scripts. R visualizations 15
- 16. The R scriptshowcase on the Power BI community is a good starting point. R visualizations 16
- 17. Data manipulation • Scriptscan be used in Power Query Editor • Data can be shaped in multiple ways: • completion of missing data • pivoting data • column and row removal • predictions • clustering 17
- 18. See the PowerBI demos https://senturus.com/resources/using-r-with-power-bi/ 18 Creating an enterprise workbook Configuring Power BI and libraries Creating data Building a visualization Transforming data
- 19. Power BI &R summary Using R in Power BI allows for: • New and exciting visualizations • Access to more data sources and complex data connections • Cleansing and manipulation of data • Re-use of existing code and leveraging in place technology 19
- 20. R versus Python Whichshould you choose?? • A matter of which language is already in use in your organization • R provides more statistical packages as a standard • Python tends to have a lower entry learning curve • Both have excellent communities with tons of examples 20
- 21. • The RProject for Statistical Computing https://www.r-project.org • R Tutorial: An R Introduction to Statistics http://www.r-tutor.com • R Tutorial W3 Schools http://w3schools.com/r/ • R Documentation http://rdocumentation.org R resources 21
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- #3 The first question we usually get is “Can I get a copy of the presentation?” Absolutely! It’s available on Senturus.com. Select the Resources tab and then Resources Library. Or you can click the link that was just posted in the GoToWebinar Control panel. Be sure to bookmark the resource library. It has tons of valuable content addressing a wide variety of business analytics topics.
- #4 Joining us today is…..Patrick Powers Patrick has 20 years of experience in business intelligence and data analytics. He’s one of our trainers, delivering classes on Power BI, Tableau and Cognos. His certifications include multiple programming languages, including Java and C++, and database certification (MS SQL).
- #7 In 2015, Microsoft Corporation acquired Revolution Analytics[105] and integrated the R programming language into SQL Server, Power BI, Azure SQL Managed Instance, Azure Cortana Intelligence, Microsoft ML Server and Visual Studio 2017.[106] Microsoft R Open (MRO) is a fully compatible R distribution with modifications for multi-threaded computations.[85][86] As of 30 June 2021, Microsoft started to phase out MRO in favor of the CRAN distribution. [87]
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- #20 Data is everywhere and you can create a quick Tableau Dashboard using just about anything. But the old garbage in garbage out principal often applies…. And end of the day the data behind your dashboards needs to be accurate, informational and up to date. ??? Good data is an absolute requirement to make accurate projections which in turn drives supply chains and helps people make informed decisions. Today we are really seeing how important good data is.
- #21 Data is everywhere and you can create a quick Tableau Dashboard using just about anything. But the old garbage in garbage out principal often applies…. And end of the day the data behind your dashboards needs to be accurate, informational and up to date. ??? Good data is an absolute requirement to make accurate projections which in turn drives supply chains and helps people make informed decisions. Today we are really seeing how important good data is.
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