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1 online resource (81 pages) |
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text file |
| Summary |
Tell your story and show it with data, using free and easy-to-learn tools on the web. This introductory book teaches you how to design interactive charts and customized maps for your website, beginning with simple drag-and-drop tools such as Google Sheets, Datawrapper, and Tableau Public. You'll also gradually learn how to edit open source code templates like Chart.js, Highcharts, and Leaflet on GitHub. Hands-On Data Visualization for All takes you step-by-step through tutorials, real-world examples, and online resources. This hands-on resource is ideal for students, nonprofit organizations, small business owners, local governments, journalists, academics, and anyone who wants to take data out of spreadsheets and turn it into lively interactive stories. No coding experience is required. Build interactive charts and maps and embed them in your website Understand the principles for designing effective charts and maps Learn key data visualization concepts to help you choose the right tools Convert and transform tabular and spatial data to tell your data story Edit and host Chart.js, Highcharts, and Leaflet map code templates on GitHub Learn how to detect bias in charts and maps produced by others. |
| Contents |
Choose tools to tell your story -- Strengthen your spreadsheet skills -- Find and question your data -- Clean up messy data -- Make meaningful comparisons -- Chart your data -- Map your data -- Table your data -- Embed your data -- Edit and host code with GitHub -- Chart.js and Highcharts templates -- Leaflet map templates -- Transform your map data -- Detect lies and reduce bias -- Tell and show your data story. |
| Subject |
Information visualization.
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Visual communication.
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Visualisation de l'information. |
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Communication visuelle. |
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Information visualization |
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Visual communication |
| Added Author |
Ilyankou, Ilya, author.
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Safari, an O'Reilly Media Company.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Dougherty, Jack. Hands-on data visualization. 1st edition. [Place of publication not identified] : O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2021 1492086002 9781492086000 (OCoLC)1197722533 |
| ISBN |
9781492085973 (electronic bk.) |
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1492085979 (electronic bk.) |
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9781492085997 |
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