Power BI | Overview of maps exercise | Create a basic map analysing station usage by ticket type

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Software ==> Power BI  (92 exercises)
Version ==> Latest update
Topic ==> Overview of maps  (6 exercises)
Level ==> Relatively easy
Courses ==> Introduction to Power BI  /  Fast track Power BI/DAX
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Open the report in the above folder:

Train statistics

The report contains data on UK station usage in 2017-18, broken down by ticket type.  The data is genuine!

Create a map showing the usage of stations for the region and passenger numbers chosen in the slicers:

The final map

This is only a suggestion for how your map could look.  Make sure you display the Passengers column on your chart, not the Estimated Passengers one.

Add a tooltip field so that you can see which station you're looking at:

Tooltip on report

This shows that we are looking at Waterloo station (as it happens, the busiest station in the UK).

 

Add a table which shows the data for the pie chart slices you select:

Slices Table of data
If you use the Ctrl key to select these slices ... ... you should see the season ticket travel for the 3 stations in question.

Save this report as Meeting your Waterloo, then close it down.

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