[PL-300] 10, Data Types, Locale, and Type Conversion

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - Key distinction between decimal and fixed decimal for financial accuracy in Power BI - How duration differs from time and why incorrect types break aggregations and dataset refresh - How to handle international dates and numbers using Change Type using Locale in Power Query - Why mismatched data types break table relationships, sorting, and DAX calculations - Exam strategies for choosing early Power Query ETL type conversion over Desktop Data view For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep