Business Intelligence with Microsoft Power BI - with Material - What are Data Types?

The video tutorial explains how Power Query in Power BI identifies and manages data types when loading data. It covers the automatic detection of data types, the application of functions based on these types, and how to handle errors when incorrect data types are detected. The tutorial uses a practical example with a sample Excel file to demonstrate these concepts.

What are some of the data types that Power Query can identify automatically?

• Text, Number, Decimal, Date, Date-Time

• Image, Video, Audio, Text

• Boolean, Character, String, Integer

• XML, JSON, CSV, HTML

Which step in Power Query shows that the entire table has been picked up?

• Change Type

• Load Data

• Navigation

• Source

What is the purpose of the 'Change Type' step in Power Query?

• To delete unnecessary columns

• To automatically assign data types to columns

• To navigate through different tables

• To load data from a new source

What happens when you try to apply a numerical function to a date column in Power Query?

• An error message is displayed

• The function is applied successfully

• The function is disabled

• The column is automatically converted to text

How does Power Query handle a column with mixed data types?

• It assigns the most common data type

• It throws an error

• It converts all values to text

• It assigns a generic data type

What is the result of converting a column with an invalid date value to a date data type?

• The invalid value is ignored

• An error is generated for the invalid value

• The entire column is converted successfully

• The column is converted to text

What does Power Query do when it encounters an error value in a column?

• It converts the entire column to text

• It highlights the error and provides details

• It automatically corrects the error

• It skips the error and continues