Open AccessGoogle Data Studio
Author(s) -
Genifer Snipes
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of librarianship and scholarly communication
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2162-3309
DOI - 10.7710/2162-3309.2214
Subject(s) - computer science , studio , data visualization , world wide web , visualization , analytics , function (biology) , plot (graphics) , resource (disambiguation) , web application , data science , data mining , telecommunications , statistics , mathematics , evolutionary biology , biology , computer network
Google Data Studio is a new data visualization program designed as a user-friendly tool for representing complex datasets in an attractive and clear fashion. Data Studio’s core function is interpretation of social media and web analytics; however, its support of data sources like MySQL and spreadsheets suggests Data Studio could be used by researchers to interpret their own data in an equally user-friendly fashion. While Data Studio relies on the usual mix of chart and graphs to convey meaning, it enhances them with features including the ability to integrate multiple sources into a single report, dynamic data updating, and interactive visualizations. Data Studio’s support for third-party data sources could use further development; however, it is a promising resource for budding data visualizers.