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Best Introduction to DAX Book?
While I will full agree that the Definitive Guide to DAX is, well, the definitive guide to DAX I would be extremely hesitant to say it falls into the Introduction category. For that I would recommend Rob Collie's book:
https://www.amazon.com/Power-Pivot-BI-Excel-2010-2016/dp/1615470395
He presents some complex topics in an easy to read and dare I say fun manner. After you get through that I would then pick up the Definitive Guide. Though there is a new version in the works, so I'd wait to pick that up if that was me.
The Definitive Guide to Dax is the best book for learning DAX. The other books only go through examples of how to use DAX, but this book goes into more details how DAX works and the underlying concepts, you might have to reread a chapter several time to grasp a concept. Learning DAX through theory and concepts is more important than learning it through examples.
While I will full agree that the Definitive Guide to DAX is, well, the definitive guide to DAX I would be extremely hesitant to say it falls into the Introduction category. For that I would recommend Rob Collie's book:
https://www.amazon.com/Power-Pivot-BI-Excel-2010-2016/dp/1615470395
He presents some complex topics in an easy to read and dare I say fun manner. After you get through that I would then pick up the Definitive Guide. Though there is a new version in the works, so I'd wait to pick that up if that was me.