Monday, June 26, 2023

Create Effective Data Visualizations - NNLM Webinar

Create Effective Data Visualizations

The NNLM has offered a number of excellent webinars recently.  Here's another one on data viz for those of you who are so inclined.

I was particularly happy to hear them say, "Forget Pie Charts!"


Instructors: Katie Pierce FarrierElizabeth Roth

Data visualization is a key part of communicating information. Learn about common types of visualizations and how to use them to meet the information needs of your audience. This class will give examples of different chart types and will discuss common pitfalls when creating visualizations. Lastly, instructors will use example datasets to demonstrate creating visualizations in Tableau Public. 

Objectives:

    1. Identify common types of data and their uses.
    2. Determine strengths and weaknesses of example data visualizations
    3. Use Tableau Public to create data visualizations.
Class Resources:


Additional Reading on Data Visualization: 





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