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cowork16's avatar
cowork16
Frequent Visitor
9 years ago
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Data from Google Analytics Doesn't Match!

I'm trying to figure out why there are such large discrepancies in data between Google Analytics and Power BI. I know sampling can be an issue but that be the cause of such large differences? Here's ...
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  • v-haibl-msft's avatar
    v-haibl-msft
    9 years ago

    cowork16

     

    I've got response from the product team.

     

    This is expected behavior. The API we're using for Google Analytics is the one available to free users, and that API is known to return less accurate values for high volume sites due to the way it samples data. Unfortunately, the API for Google Analytics Premium customers is significantly different than that for the free users, so we'd need to implement a new connector specifically for Premium in order to get the more accurate values. This is not currently on our roadmap. Customers who would like to see this feature should request it or upvote it (if already there) at ideas.powerbi.com.

     

    Best Regards,

    Herbert

melany's avatar
melany
Advocate I
7 years ago

In my experience, Data Studio accurately reflects GA.  I even embedded a Data Studio report in a Power BI dashboard as a workaround.  But we are still struggling with needing to consume some GA data pieces with Power BI data.

PaulDBrown's avatar
PaulDBrown
Community Champion
7 years ago

melany 

 

Can you share how you embed a Data Studio report in a POwer Bi Dashboard (or help me find the right resources)?

Thanks!

  • melany's avatar
    melany
    Advocate I
    7 years ago

    PaulDBrown 

    You simply

    1. use Data Studio to connect to your Google Analytics account
    2. create the report in Data Studio
    3. enable embedding and copy the link
    4. open PowerBI.com and select the workspace dashboard you want the report to appear 
    5. Add Tile
    6. Select Web Content
    7. Paste the Data Studio report lin
    8. There you go!