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Data Visualization

A guide to help you create effective visualizations

Tutorials

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Publisher: Alex the Analyst

  • Install
  • Load Data
  • Interface
  • Label/Filters

Publisher: freeCodeCamp.com

  • Data Science Background (Review of what Tableau can be used for)
  • Interface
  • Install
  • Load Data
  • Options (Labels, Legends)
  • Converting data type
  • Pie chart, Bar Chart
  • Create a conditional field
  • How to create/arrange a dahsboard

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LinkedIn Learning: Power BI Data Visualization and Dashboard Tips, Tricks, and Techniques

Power BI - Types of Visualization

This is website shows the types of visualizations that can be created in Power BI

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Publisher: freeCodeCamp.com

  • Chart Types (Bar chart, line chart, pie chart, scatter plot, area chart, more)
  • Recommended chart feature
  • Chart elements
  • Excel dashboard
  • Organized data/data cleaning
  • Writing DAX (aggregate functions with variables)
  • Pivot tables
  • Interactivity

R has two main ways of creating visualizations. These are through R and through the package ggplot2. Visualizations in R are typically done with ggplot so these sources will be using ggplot.

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R Graph Gallery

This website shows you the different graphs you can make in R. It includes code if you want a basic plot or more customizations.

Publisher: Equitable Equations

  • Scatterplot
  • Bar Chart
  • Trendlines
  • Box Plot
  • Customization

Publisher: R programming 101

  • ggplot Vocabulary
  • Built-in Datasets
  • Basic Plots
  • Advanced Options

Matplotlib is the most used package to create data visualizations in Python.

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Publisher: CS Dojo

  • Install Juypter Notebooks
  • Introduction to Pandas
  • Basic Plotting
  • Line Graph
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