What functionality does the Power Query editor provide?

The Power Query editor is specifically designed to transform and clean data. This functionality allows users to connect to various data sources and perform a wide range of data manipulation tasks before loading the data into other applications like Power BI or Excel. Within the Power Query interface, you can perform actions such as filtering rows, changing data types, aggregating data, removing duplicates, and merging or appending queries. These transformations are essential for preparing data to ensure it is suitable for analysis and reporting.

The other options reflect different functionalities that are not within the scope of the Power Query editor. While data modeling involves defining relationships between tables, that task is typically handled in a different section of tools like Power BI. Visual report creation pertains to the actual design and layout of reports, which is done after the data has been transformed and loaded into the reporting interface. Similarly, sharing reports with users falls under the collaboration features of reporting tools and is not a function provided by Power Query itself.