Analyzing and Visualizing Data in Looker (AVDL)

Who Should Attend

• Business users who need to draw insights from data.
• Data analysts who are responsible for data analysis and visualization within their organizations.

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Module 1 - Introduction to Looker

Topics - Looker interface and components

• Define Looker and the capabilities it provides for working with data
• Navigate the Looker interface to access data and functionality
• 1 demo, 1 quiz

Module 2 - Core Analytics Concepts

Topics - Dimensions, measures, filters, pivots

• Explain the four core analytical concepts in Looker (dimensions, measures, filters, pivots)
• Use dimensions to access data attributes
• Use measures to aggregate data attributes
• Combine dimensions and measures for richer data analysis and visualization
• Filter dimensions and measures to analyze a subset of the data
• Use pivots to restructure and group data
• 4 demos, 1 quiz, 1 lab

Module 3 - Table Calculations

Topics - Table calculations, offset functions

• Explain how table calculations and offset functions are used to work with data in Looker
• List the types of table calculations and offset functions available in Looker
• Create new metrics instantaneously with table calculations and offset functions
• 4 demos, 1 quiz, 1 lab

Module 4 - Looks and Dashboards

Topics - Looks, Looker dashboards, data delivery options

• Explain how to create and deliver Looks and dashboards in Looker to share results with stakeholders
• Discuss how to create and share standalone visualization reports called Looks
• Discuss how to create and share dashboards to combine multiple visualizations for a business topic or domain
• Add new content to an existing dashboard
• Add filters to a Look or dashboard for flexible analysis of a subset of the data
• Discuss the delivery of data outside of Looker for access by other stakeholders or systems
• 1 demo, 1 quiz

Module 5 - Content Management

Topics - Looker content organization, folders, boards

• Explain how to use folders in Looker to organize content for navigability and discoverability
• Discuss the creating and sharing of boards to centralize content that lives in different folders in a Looker instance
• 1 demo, 1 quiz