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Dynamic Dashboards and Data Analysis with Looker Studio (Udemy.com)

Learn how to build powerful data visualizations and unlock insights with ease in Looker Studio

Created by: Lachezar Arabadzhiev

Last updated September 2024

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What you will learn

  • Understand the art of capturing data-driven insights and visual storytelling
  • Use all chart types throughout the course (Bullets, Pie Charts, Scorecards, Scatter plot and etc.)
  • Get familiar with Google BigQuery for Google Data Studio
  • Build advanced dashboards with pivot tables and use the "Expand-collapse" function
  • Connect and blend data sources, and learn about dimension cardinlity
  • Build a user journey funnel with Google Analytics data (Practical Example #1)
  • Create a device breakdown visualization with user-level data (Practical Example #2)
  • Create custom dimensions with conditional expressions (CASE + REGEXP_MATCH + IN)
  • Explore dashboard design and conditional formatting
  • Create time series with rolling dates and interaction filters
  • Get a FREE dashboard template

How it compares

Against the other 371 rated Udemy courses in Data Analysis on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 73% of them
  • Reviews2,126#92 of 372 by number of reviews
  • Length4 hoursshorter than 54% of them
  • Last updatedSeptember 2024earlier than 61% of them

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Course Description

Welcome to Dynamic Dashboards and Data Analysis with Google Looker Studio! In this course, you will learn how to build powerful data visualizations and unlock insights that can help you drive business results for your clients or employers. This course aims to strike a balance between the foundations of data analysis and hands-on practical examples. The course starts with an introductory view of key concepts such as aggregation, pivot tables, calculated fields, data blending and then dives into real-world projects, including:

  • Project 1: Create a User Journey Funnel with Google Analytics

  • Project 2: Create a device breakdown visualization with user-level data

  • NEW* Dashboard Building Challenge: Create a dashboard in 10 minutes and get feedback from the instructor and/or your fellow students! (Assignment)


By the end of the course, you will be able to:

  • Use  and understand all chart types throughout the course (Bullets, Pie Charts, Scorecards, Scatter plot and etc.)

  • Connect and blend data sources from Google Analytics and Google Sheets

  • Create custom dimensions with conditional expressions (CASE + REGEXP_MATCH + IN)

  • Build a user journey funnel with Google Analytics data based on a "Page Title" dimension

  • Create a device breakdown visualization and explore user-level data with scatter plot (eCommerece)

  • Create a Google BigQuery table based on a specific SQL query and visualize it in Looker Studio, formerly Google Data Studio

  • Create time series with rolling dates and interaction filters

  • Configure Gauge charts to track performance against a specific goal or KPI

  • Automate reports with advanced date selection filters

  • Understand the access levels in Looker Studio - "Owner" vs "Viewer"

  • Apply conditional formatting rules to signal data anomalies

  • Extract a report theme and colour scheme from an image in Looker Studio, formerly Google Data Studio

  • Apply IF statements within a CASE and use operators


What are the students who took the course saying?


"The pace of the course was great and I was able to follow along with all the exercises using the provided data files and Google Analytics demo account" - Tricia


"The course is fantastic. The instructor was clear and on-point when it came to the content. Lachezar took me from a complete beginner to someone who can actually build dashboards and understand how DS works.

I was blown away by how relatively short the video content was compared to the value I received - if you go beyond what's instructed and dive deep to recreate every single step (and dashboard) presented in this course yourself, it'll take you easily 10-15 hours of work to do.

This is a no fluff course, updated, with great support from the instructor - I urge you to go for it." - Roi


"This course has been very very done, clear and insightful. I will start to use Data studio from today on." - Silvia


Who is the instructor?

Lachezar Arabadzhiev is a digital markitech with 4+ years of experience in performance analytics and data visualization. Lachezar began his career as a digital marketer at Microsoft, but soon transitioned to the measurement and analytics world, where he has had the opportunity to work with major brands such as Air Canada, RBC, Kimberly-Clark, Mazda and HSBC.

Lachezar has been working with Data Studio and BigQuery since early 2017 and has built a wide variety of visualizations and automation flows. From performance-based dashboards with joined GMP sources (Google Analytics 360, Campaign Manager and Display & Video 360) to audience-driven segmentation views with user-level eCommerce data.

Lachezar is a certified GMP expert and an official speaker at the Canadian Google Data & Analytics Summit, 2018.


Bonus

The course includes custom Google Sheets data sets for each section, a Data Studio Solutions Manual and a FREE Dashboard Template upon completion of the course. And don't worry, if the course does not work out for you, you can always get your money back in 30 days.


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Instructor Details

Lachezar Arabadzhiev

Hey there! I'm Lachezar Arabadzhiev and for the past five years, I have helped companies harness the power of data, visual storytelling, and education in a variety of ways to drive business growth and innovation. I began my career as a digital marketer at Microsoft but soon transitioned to the audience and analytics world, where I had the opportunity to work with major brands including Air Canada, RBC, Walmart, Kimberly-Clark, StackAdapt, LinkedIn, Mazda, and HSBC.


Throughout all that time, I always loved teaching and developing learning programs for my fellow colleagues and friends. That passion materialized in early 2021 in the form of a brand new company that I was luckily enough to start.


I am currently the Founder and CEO of SkildLabs, where I help companies and individuals build better learning experiences through the power of education and technology. With SkildLabs, I believe we have the ability to empower students globally and create more interactive learning experiences. How? By combining the learning tools already available and a better method for organizing learning experiences.


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Reviews

4.6

2,126 ratings on Udemy

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By Oleksandr Ponomarov on 8/3/2025

The course provided a helpful overview of working with Google Data Studio (now Looker Studio) for visualizing marketing data. I especially appreciated the focus on data preparation and blending — really useful for building clear, insightful reports.

By Sabrina Grech on 11/10/2022

Course is what I expected, explanations are clear and content is on point. However I took the course in 2022 and I am running the exercises on a later version of BigQuery than the one used in the videos, so visuals may not always match perfectly.

By عبدالعزيز الناشري on 11/13/2021

The instructer is great and present us with so many information. but i believe he is moving too fast a bit. Also the quiz should be five questions minimum to test our knowledge well. but overall great course.

By Emily Rogers on 1/13/2021

He is very clear and concise about the instructions. I did have a few issues on the Google end because there have been a few minor changes/updates to Google Drive since this was recorded but nothing I couldn't work through. It's all making sense so far!

By Gene Ishchuk on 11/15/2020

I have learned exactly one thing. Maybe I have expected too much from the BQ section but the overall course is way too 101. I would change the info from 'all levels' to 'beginners' only as it ain't going too deep anyway. Sorry, but this is really intro.

By Niña Shayne Clarette Torres on 10/25/2020

Great. but there is no "add files to my Drive" in Google studio only "add file shortcut to my Drive". The resources linked here were not then saved to my drive folder and I had to download and upload them. Nevertheless the content is great. I learned a lot. Really easy to follow the lecture.

By Greg Leland on 7/26/2020

This was a great way to get some exposure to the possibilities and features of Data Studio. I was hoping that it would get more in depth on merging datasets that weren't particularly easy or identical. That would have been extremely helpful. Otherwise, it was easy to follow and gave me inspiration on creating some new dashboards for the company I work for.

By M Harish Khanna on 6/21/2020

Pro: 1. Covers major details on tools and usage. 2. Good course to take after understanding the basics of data studio from GOOGLE ACADEMY 3. Sticks to important usage of certain tools in DS. Charts were well presented. Cons: 1. Could have covered even more. 2. Could have discussed more on Functions .

By H.S. Ganesh Keerthi on 6/11/2020

It is good to see so many options which were hiding in settings. Thanks for explaining them clearly. The only problem is the slang, It will be little tough for indian's and we should go through the lessons once more to understand it.

By Roi Ostrovsky on 2/10/2020

The course is fantastic. The instructor was clear and on-point when it came to the content. Lachezar took me from a complete beginner to someone who can actually build dashboards and understand how DS works. I was blown away by how relatively short the video content was compared to the value I received - if you go beyond what's instructed and dive deep to recreate every single step (and dashboard) presented in this course yourself, it'll take you easily 10-15 hours of work to do. This is a no fluff course, updated, with great support from the instructor - I urge you to go for it.

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