Hands On With Google Data Studio: A Data Citizen's Survival Guide - Softcover

Hurst, Lee

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1119616085 ISBN 13: 9781119616085

Publisher: Wiley, 2020

Synopsis

Learn how to easily transform your data into engaging, interactive visual reports!

Data is no longer the sole domain of tech professionals and scientists. Whether in our personal, business, or community lives, data is rapidly increasing in both importance and sheer volume. The ability to visualize all kinds of data is now within reach for anyone with a computer and an internet connection. Google Data Studio, quickly becoming the most popular free tool in data visualization, offers users a flexible, powerful way to transform private and public data into interactive knowledge that can be easily shared and understood. Hands On With Google Data Studio teaches you how to visualize your data today and produce professional quality results quickly and easily. 

No previous experience is required to get started right away―all you need is this guide, a Gmail account, and a little curiosity to access and visualize data just like large businesses and organizations. Clear, step-by-step instructions help you identify business trends, turn budget data into a report, assess how your websites or business listings are performing, analyze public data, and much more. Practical examples and expert tips are found throughout the text to help you fully understand and apply your new knowledge to a wide array of real-world scenarios. This engaging, reader-friendly guide will enable you to:

• Use Google Data Studio to access various types of data, from your own personal data to public sources
• Build your first data set, navigate the Data Studio interface, customize reports, and share your work
• Learn the fundamentals of data visualization, personal data accessibility, and open data API's
• Harness the power of publicly accessible data services including Google’s recently released Data Set Search
• Add banners, logos, custom graphics, and color palettes

Hands On With Google Data Studio: A Data Citizens Survival Guide is a must-have resource for anyone starting their data visualization journey, from individuals, consultants, and small business owners to large business and organization managers and leaders.

 

About this title

About the Author

LEE HURST began doing application development in 1995 as a consultant, later joining IBM where he worked as a web application developer. Since 2006 he has worked for EnPro Industries building custom eCommerce solutions and consulting for global web development, analytics solutions, and SEO. He assists small businesses and agencies through his Helpfullee website, and maintains the Google Data Studio Resource Finder, a free service he created in 2017.

From the Back Cover

Easily transform your data into engaging, interactive visual reports!

You don't have to be a tech professional or large corporation to visualize all kinds of data and share eye-catching reports with colleagues and clients. Thanks to the free, widely-popular Google Data Studio visualization tool, anyone with a Gmail account and a little know-how can transform data into interactive, easily-shared knowledge. Celebrated for its power and flexibility, Google Data Studio turns immense amounts of data into beautiful, easy-to-understand visual reports. Hands On With Google Data Studio teaches you how to visualize your data today and produce professional results in no time no previous experience required!

Written with beginners in mind, this clear, reader-friendly guide provides step-by-step instructions that will help you discover business trends, turn your budget data into interactive reports, evaluate the performance of your websites or business listings, and much more. An abundance of real-world examples, expert advice, and practical activities develop the data visualization skills you need to gather public and private data, come to your own conclusions, and share your insights with others. This invaluable guide teaches you everything you need to know to take control of your data and become a data citizen pro. A must-have resource for anyone looking to visualize their data from individuals, consultants, and small business owners to corporate managers and organization leaders Hands On With Google Data Studio will help you:

• Learn the fundamentals of data visualization and personal data accessibility
• Access various types of data with Google Data Studio
• Use open data API's from numerous public sources
• Navigate the Data Studio interface and build your first data set
• Add visual interest with banners, logos, custom graphics, and color palettes

From the Inside Flap

Easily transform your data into engaging, interactive visual reports!

You don't have to be a tech professional or large corporation to visualize all kinds of data and share eye-catching reports with colleagues and clients. Thanks to the free, widely-popular Google Data Studio visualization tool, anyone with a Gmail account and a little know-how can transform data into interactive, easily-shared knowledge. Celebrated for its power and flexibility, Google Data Studio turns immense amounts of data into beautiful, easy-to-understand visual reports. Hands On With Google Data Studio teaches you how to visualize your data today and produce professional results in no time—no previous experience required!

Written with beginners in mind, this clear, reader-friendly guide provides step-by-step instructions that will help you discover business trends, turn your budget data into interactive reports, evaluate the performance of your websites or business listings, and much more. An abundance of real-world examples, expert advice, and practical activities develop the data visualization skills you need to gather public and private data, come to your own conclusions, and share your insights with others. This invaluable guide teaches you everything you need to know to take control of your data and become a data citizen pro. A must-have resource for anyone looking to visualize their data—from individuals, consultants, and small business owners to corporate managers and organization leaders—Hands On With Google Data Studio will help you:

• Learn the fundamentals of data visualization and personal data accessibility
• Access various types of data with Google Data Studio
• Use open data API's from numerous public sources
• Navigate the Data Studio interface and build your first data set
• Add visual interest with banners, logos, custom graphics, and color palettes

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2020
• ISBN 10: 1119616085
• ISBN 13: 9781119616085
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 432