Exploring Data with Looker

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Qwiklabs
Free Online Course
English
Certificate Available
6 hours worth of material
selfpaced

Overview

Earn a skill badge by completing the Exploring Data with Looker quest, where you will learn how to use the Explore interface to access data published by LookML developers. In this quest, you will learn fundamentals of data exploration in Looker including but not limited to dimensions and measures, filtering and pivoting, merging explores, and using advanced functions. A skill badge is an exclusive digital badge issued by Google Cloud in recognition of your proficiency with Google Cloud products and services and tests your ability to apply your knowledge in an interactive hands-on environment. Complete this skill badge quest and the final assessment challenge lab to receive a skill badge that you can share with your network.

Syllabus

  • Looker Data Explorer - Qwik Start
    • In this lab, you will create a series of visualizations from the Airports and Flights datasets and save them to a dashboard in Looker.
  • Filtering and Sorting Data in Looker
    • In this lab, you will learn how to filter and sort data, and create looks with Looker.
  • Merging Results from Different Explores in Looker
    • In this lab, you will merge results from different explores in Looker.
  • Looker Functions and Operators
    • In this lab, you will learn how to use Looker to pivot dimensions, reorder columns, remove fields, and use table calculations.
  • Using Custom Fields in Looker Explores
    • In this lab, you will learn how to utilize custome fields in Looker Explores queries.
  • Exploring Data with Looker: Challenge Lab
    • In this lab, you will test your skills to view, filter, and sort data in Looker. You will also be expected to save Looks, add them to a dashboard, add them to a board, and schedule regular delivery of data.