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August 09, 2018
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9 Tips for Effective Data Visualizations

Sharing 9 hot tips for effectively communicating with data visualizations

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August 09, 2018

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Transcript

  1. How people build software ! " 9Tips for Effective Data

    Visualizations

  2. How people build software ! Introduction ! "2 • DATA

    SCIENTIST ON ANALYTICS • BACKGROUND IN TAX / FINANCE • LOVER OF THEMED PARTIES

  3. How people build software ! Introduction ! "3 FEB 2015

    OCT 2012 SEPT 2015 & AUG 2017 SEPT 2015 & AUG 2017 NOW

  4. How people build software ! Tip #1: Notice ! "4

    https://github.com/blog/2167-electron-1-0-is-here

  5. 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

  6. How people build software ! Tip #3: Evaluate your chart

    options ! "6 Storytelling with Data: a data visualization guide for business professionals (Wiley 2015).

  7. How people build software ! Tip #4: Remove to Improve

    ! "7 BEFORE AFTER https://speakerdeck.com/cherdarchuk/remove-to-improve-the-data-ink-ratio

  8. How people build software ! Tip #5: Use ‘Take away’

    Titles & Notations ! "8 SNAPCHAT

  9. How people build software ! Tip #6: Use Color to

    Communicate ! "9

  10. How people build software ! Tip #7: Add a vertical

    reference ! "10

  11. How people build software ! Tip #8: Ask for Feedback

    ! "11

  12. How people build software ! Tip #9: Resources ! "12

  13. How people build software ! " THANK YOU! GitHub: @alysonla

    Twitter: @alysonlaaa