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Alyson La
August 09, 2018
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9 Tips for Effective Data Visualizations
Sharing 9 hot tips for effectively communicating with data visualizations
Alyson La
August 09, 2018
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Transcript
How people build software ! " 9Tips for Effective Data
Visualizations
How people build software ! Introduction ! "2 • DATA
SCIENTIST ON ANALYTICS • BACKGROUND IN TAX / FINANCE • LOVER OF THEMED PARTIES
How people build software ! Introduction ! "3 FEB 2015
OCT 2012 SEPT 2015 & AUG 2017 SEPT 2015 & AUG 2017 NOW
How people build software ! Tip #1: Notice ! "4
https://github.com/blog/2167-electron-1-0-is-here
How people build software ! Tip #2: Evaluate your tool
options ! "5 Storytelling with Data: a data visualization guide for business professionals (Wiley 2015). • LOOKER • MODE • PYTHON • R • EXCEL • TABLEAU • KEYNOTE • ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR LESS CUSTOMIZABLE MORE CUSTOMIZABLE
How people build software ! Tip #3: Evaluate your chart
options ! "6 Storytelling with Data: a data visualization guide for business professionals (Wiley 2015).
How people build software ! Tip #4: Remove to Improve
! "7 BEFORE AFTER https://speakerdeck.com/cherdarchuk/remove-to-improve-the-data-ink-ratio
How people build software ! Tip #5: Use ‘Take away’
Titles & Notations ! "8 SNAPCHAT
How people build software ! Tip #6: Use Color to
Communicate ! "9
How people build software ! Tip #7: Add a vertical
reference ! "10
How people build software ! Tip #8: Ask for Feedback
! "11
How people build software ! Tip #9: Resources ! "12
How people build software ! " THANK YOU! GitHub: @alysonla
Twitter: @alysonlaaa