Data Visualization and Analysis: Microsoft Power BI

Description

Power BI is a Microsoft product that provides data visualizations and analysis from unrelated sources of data. You can use Power BI to build reports and create dashboards that can be shared with other Power BI users.

Access

  1. Go to powerbi.microsoft.com .

  2. Select Sign Inin the upper right corner.

Who can access

  • Available to all OHIO faculty and staff.

How to request access

  • No request needed. The service is enabled automatically based on your role at Ohio University.

Features

  • Enables data manipulation such as transforms, filters, and visualizations

  • Business intelligence capability through filters, manipulation, and calculated columns

  • Data analysis and insights through an array of visualizations, such as support for R and Python

Best uses

  • Connecting unrelated data

  • Creating visualizations to enhance understanding of data

  • Sharing data with internal audiences

Additional resources

Service support

Get help

  • Visit the Technology Help Center ( help.ohio.edu ) to get live support, view outages, and browse trainings.

Accessibility

Ohio University strives to make its digital resources and services accessible to all visitors, including those with disabilities who may also be using assistive technology. If special steps are necessary in order to improve the accessibility of experiences for end-users, those steps must be taken. 

If you experience a barrier that affects your ability to access OHIO websites, videos, online forums, documents, or other information technology, please let us know . 
For further information about OHIO's digital accessibility resources, see:

Security

The Ohio University Information Security Office strives to educate and empower the University community to appropriately manage risks and protect OHIO’s information and systems. This effort is facilitated through policies, standards, and information security risk management program, as well as other tools and guidance that are provided to the University community. This modern approach creates a safe computing environment in which the University community can teach, learn, and conduct research. 

For additional information about OHIO’s security resources, see: