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Anonymous
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Modeling the base sheet for Survey responses where multiple selection is allowed

I wanted to visualise survey responses that has multiple questions along with multiple selections allowed options. 

For the question - 

ShrutiParakkal_2-1651087045233.png

My data is spread in the base sheet in the following way - 

ShrutiParakkal_0-1651086924424.png

There are multiple questions & multiple options. 

When I unpivot all the answers for 1 user, the total rows generated are 14,440. Considering >10K users, data wil be too much for PowerBi to handle.

 

Currently, I have created individual tables for each question linked by a base sheet that has employee details (an opposite of star schema). 

ShrutiParakkal_0-1651087335630.png

With this, when I select any columns of base sheet via filters, the visualtions below are updated

ShrutiParakkal_1-1651087432374.png But when I click on one aspect of visualisation, say "Mobile" in

"technology", the other visualisations are not filtered as there is no relation. Can you please suggest a suitable work around to model the data so that I can see trends within this one question (Example Within technlogy Mobile vs Fixed) & between questions (Example - on click of mobile, I know these users use which Apps). Looking forward to a solution.

modeling data Data view 

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Anonymous
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Hi @Anonymous,

I'd like to suggest you take a look at the following link about the star schema relationship if helps:

Understand star schema and the importance for Power BI - Power BI | Microsoft Docs

Regards,

Xiaoxin Sheng

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