• Creating a Python function to calculate Pi

    March 23rd, 2020 in Blog, Python

    Pi is 3.14159 to 5 decimal places.To work out Pi, we will be using Leibniz’s formula:X = 4 – 4/3 + 4/5 – 4/7 + 4/9 – …This series converges to Pi, the more terms that are added to the series, the closer the value is to Pi.For the proof on why this series converges to Pi – https://proofwiki.org/wiki/Leibniz%27s_Formula_for_PiThere are several points to note about the series: It’s infinite, we need to find a way to continue…

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  • Creating Power BI Layouts using PowerPoint

    December 2nd, 2019 in Blog, Power BI

    First question, why bother with layouts?Using layouts in Power BI allows a user to make their visuals stand out better, the page looks professional and more appealing to its audience. Second question, why PowerPoint?The default page size in Power BI desktop is 16:9, (this trick doesn’t work for other Power BI page sizes), which is identical to a PowerPoint slide.Therefore whatever is designed in PowerPoint will fit onto a Power BI page…

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