Candidates for this certification deliver actionable insights by working with available data and applying domain expertise. They provide meaningful business value through easy-to-comprehend data visualizations, enable others to perform self-service analytics, and deploy and configure solutions for consumption.

The Power BI data analyst works closely with business stakeholders to identify business requirements. They collaborate with enterprise data analysts and data engineers to identify and acquire data. They also transform the data, create data models, visualize data, and share assets by using Power BI.

Candidates for this certification should be proficient at using Power Query and writing expressions by using Data Analysis Expressions (DAX). These professionals know how to assess data quality. Plus, they understand data security, including row-level security and data sensitivity.

If you need more experience before you try to earn this certification, you could:

Important

The English language version of this certification was updated on January 31, 2023. Review the study guide linked on the Exam PL-300 page for details about changes.

Take one exam

CERTIFICATION EXAM

Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst

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ASSOCIATE CERTIFICATION

Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate

Job role: Data Analyst, Business User

Required exams: PL-300