Mapping the South African Diaspora using Google Data Studio

Mapping the South African Diaspora using Google Data Studio

In this blog post I just wanted to do something fairly simple and map out the South African diaspora using Google Data Studio.

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Express Entry Immigrants to Canada by Province and Country

Express Entry Immigrants to Canada by Province and Country

So as someone who has immigrated to Canada through Express Entry myself, I thought it would be interesting to look at Express Entry Immigrants to Canada by Province and Country in a Data Visualization.

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Visualizing Crime in South Africa Data

Visualizing Crime in South Africa Data

So in this post I'll share a Google Data Studio report displaying Crime in South Africa Data. The data source is based on South African Police Service (SAPS) crime statistics for the past ten years.

I will be making the dataset available for purchase soon.

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How to create Custom Google Map Styles in Google Data Studio

How to create Custom Google Map Styles in Google Data Studio

In this post I'll talk about how to create a custom Google Map style in Google Data Studio. Recently the ability to use Google Maps in your reports was added to Data Studio. One of the nice features of this was being able to customize the styles of map you can use.

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Visualizing Canadian Demographic Census data in Google Data Studio

Visualizing Canadian Demographic Census data in Google Data Studio

In this post I'll share a report showing Demographic Census data in Google Data Studio. It is from Statistics Canada and the 2016 Census.

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How to connect Google Data Studio to a CSV file using Big Query and Cloud Storage

How to connect Google Data Studio to a CSV file using BigQuery and Cloud Storage

So let's say you have data sitting in a very big CSV file. What's the best way to connect it to Google Data Studio? In this post I'll show you a method of connecting a big CSV file using Google BigQuery and Cloud Storage.

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Comparing Canadian and South African Provinces

Comparing Canadian and South African Provinces

In this post I wanted to share a Google Data Studio report about comparing Canadian and South African Provinces. It shows various measures such as population, GDP and area.

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How to use Reference Lines in Google Data Studio

How to use Reference Lines in Google Data Studio

Reference Lines in Google Data Studio are a new feature that lets you plot averages, targets and other values against your data in certain charts.

I'll show you a few examples in this blog post.

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Google Data Studio Template Google Ads Blue World Report

Google Data Studio Template: Google Ads (Blue World Report)

I wanted to share a Google Data Studio report template for Google Ads data. This template is available for download if you think it'll be useful for you.

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Google Data Studio Template Google Analytics Goal Conversion Dashboard

Google Data Studio Template: Google Analytics Goal Conversion Dashboard

So in this post I'd just like to share a Google Analytics Goal Conversion Dashboard that is available for download as a Google Data Studio template.

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