CMNS 801 - Intro to Tableau

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1. Data Visualization Introduction to Tableau Alberto Lusoli, Simon Fraser University. School of Communication EXPLORATORY DATA ANALYSIS
3. Exploratory Data Analysis Is a strategy of data analysis that emphasizes maintaining an open mind to alternative possibilities. Not standalone - Triangulation
4. Digital methods, then, propose that social research should take advantage of the analytic and empirical capacities that are ‘embedded in online media’. These can be adapted to purposes of social research, by developing online research tools that run on top of web devices Marres, N. (2012). The redistribution of methods: On intervention in digital social research, broadly conceived. Sociological Review, 60(SUPPL. 1), 139–165.
8. What it is
11. Free for students
12. No local storage Same function as the Desktop version
15. http://bit.ly/van-pub-art
16. http://bit.ly/tableau-sfu
17. Connect a new source: CSV text file Click on Text File and select the dataset previously downloaded
18. Organize data Change data type Split Field Read-only: your data source won’t be affected
19. Dimensions And Measures Dimensions contain qualitative values (such as names, dates, or geographical data). You can use dimensions to categorize, segment, and reveal the details in your data. Dimensions affect the level of detail in the view. Measures contain numeric, quantitative values that you can measure. You can apply calculations to them and aggregate them.
20. The Show Me panel
21. What is public art in Vancouver?
22. What is public art in Vancouver?
23. What is public art in Vancouver?
24. Where is public art in Vancouver? Select Latitude and Longitude (CTRL + Click / CMD + Click for multiple selection) Click Show Me map Icon
25. Where is public art in Vancouver? Drag and drop “Site Name” into “Detail”
31. Ncapture for Nvivo Quick&Dirty application for collecting tweets, FB posts, youtube comments and webpages Install the Chrome Extension
32. Ncapture for Nvivo When done, you should see a new icon on your extensions list (click the More Option if it does not appear in the toolbar)
33. Supported data Webpages (PDF) Twitter tweets (hashtags, individual profiles tweets) FB pages posts and comments Youtube comments (PC version only)
34. Capturing a page Go to the page you want to capture Click on the Ncapture Select Webpage as PDF Check the progress in the Chrome Capture page In Nvivo, go to Sources > internal And click Import from Ncapture If the captured page does not appear in the list, check the Download folder
35. Capturing Tweets Login on yourTwitter account Search for something or visit a Twitter profile page Click the Ncapture Icon Select “Tweets as Dataset” Authorize the App Check progress page (stop the collection as some point..) Go to Nvivo and, as done previously, import the Dataset as an Internal Source
36. Capturing FB posts Go to a Facebook page (while being logged in) and follow the same steps done for Twitter. Collect as Dataset Authorize the app Let NCapture collect data Import the Dataset as an Internal source in Nvivo Can you think of privacy and confidentiality issues?
37. Gephi integration SNA tool. You can use tweet networks Need training? Research Common!
38. Web archiving Search the archive Search keyword on Wayback machine Search website on Wayback machine
39. Build your own archive Webrecorder.io Archive webpages Archive infinite scroll pages Download archives and visualize them with Webrecorder Player http://rhizome.org/software/
40. Experiencing the old web http://oldweb.today/
41. Voyant https://voyant-tools.org
42. For questions or help, write me at: alusoli@sfu.ca THANK YOU