Note on the Looker Studio home page

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Metrics are quantitative measurements of data. They are value-based, for example:

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Percentage
Duration
Currency
In the following chart, you can see the dimensions and metrics working together:

A chart showing how dimensions and metrics work together
The dimension is time; in this case, days on the horizontal (X) axis. That's what the graph measures.

The metric is new users. In this case, the number counts on the vertical (Y) axis. That's what's being measured.

If you need to recategorize data, click the drop-down menu in the "Type" field. Types include Numeric, Currency, and Percentage.

Recategorize data with a drop-down menu
By clicking on the name of a dimension or metric, you canada phone number database can also edit what it's called. This can be useful if you're importing data from Excel or Google Sheets and accidentally use column headers as data labels.

With your details logged in, you will be taken to your Looker Studio home page.


If you're familiar with Google Analytics 4, Google Docs, or Google Sheets, you'll be happy to know that Looker Studio shares the same simple interface:

Looker Studio Interface
This will make it easier for you to find your way around.

At the top of the home page, you'll see tabs for Reports, Data Sources, and Explorer.

Reports allows you to create a new report, view existing reports, or start with a template
Data sources are the tools you've connected to Looker Studio (for example, Google Analytics, YouTube Analytics, and Google Sheets)
The Explorer is a temporary notebook where you can edit visualizations and filter data without affecting the live version. Files are private and temporary unless you save them.
On the left side of the home page there is a menu with several options:

Create allows you to create a new Report, Data Source, or Explorer
Shared with me to view shared reports or data sources
My property to see your created reports
Trash to view our discarded reports
Templates to browse the Looker Studio template gallery
If you get lost, click the Looker Studio icon to return to this page.

How to create a report in Looker Studio
Before you get down to data visualization, you need to be clear about why you're creating a report. Think about it:

Your audience: What does the viewer want to learn from your report?
The data you want to present: For example, page views , click-through rate , new visitors, or sales
Looker Studio reports are customizable. You can include metrics from multiple sources, but that doesn't mean you have to.