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Beyond the numbers

Apr 14, 2017

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Data & Analytics

Gagan Nirula
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“…Visualization is critical to data analysis. It provides a front line of attack, revealing intricate structure in data that cannot be absorbed in any other way. We

discover unimagined effects, and we challenge imagined ones.”

William S. Cleveland, Visualizing Data

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Why Visualize?•Detect Previously Invisible Trends and Patterns•Bring Numbers Alive• Fact Check, Be Certain, Call B.S.• Satellite to Bird’s Eye• It Enables Sharing

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Recent Examples: LA Times on Kobe Bryant

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Recent Examples

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Recent Example: Todd Schneider/Manhattan

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Tool Spotlight: Google Charts• Free/Google Login• Four-Step Process:• Load Library (Create Web Page)• Prepare Data• Customize Chart• Draw Chart

•https://developers.google.com/chart/

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Tool Spotlight: Google Charts

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Tool Spotlight: Highcharts• Free/Paid Versions• Three Flavors: Charts, Stocks, Maps• JS/CDN/Cloud usage• Four Steps:• Import• Templates• Customize• Share

• http://www.highcharts.com

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Tool Spotlight: Highcharts

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Tool Spotlight: Infogr.am• Free/Paid Versions• Infographics/Reports, Charts/Graphs, Maps• Data Import or Manual Add• Lots of Themes/Looks (Free and Paid)• Optimized for Social Sharing• Four Steps:• Pick Type of Graphic• Load Data• Customize• Share

• http://www.infogr.am

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Tool Spotlight: Infogr.am

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Tool Spotlight: Visme (Beta)• Free/Paid Versions• Best for Social Infographics• Data Import or Manual Add• Limited Themes/Looks (Free and Paid)• Four Steps:• Pick Type of Graphic• Load Data• Customize• Share

• http://www.visme.co

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Tool Spotlight: Visme

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Questions/Contact• [email protected]•@gagannirula•https://www.linkedin.com/in/gagannirula