Introduction to Data Visualisation

In any data based role, the importance of simple, effective and impactful data visualisation is becoming ever more important.

This course is all about introducing the concept of data visualisation and the key charts you will need to tell your data stories.

As data visualisation plays a bigger role in everyone’s daily lives (think from business reports to sports broadcasting, journalism to utility bills), the importance of getting it right is becoming even more key and a way to differentiate and elevate your outputs.

But where do we get started?

This course is designed as an introduction to data visualisation and will give you the foundational knowledge, and therefore confidence, to produce accurate and insightful charts. In the course we introduce “What is Data Visualisation” and the role it plays in data based roles. We then step through a range of different visualisations, increasing the awareness and knowledge for delegates on when and how to use them.

The course concludes with a taster on how you should present your visualisations within your data stories, exploring best practice and ideas to elevate your content and maximise your impact.

Why do it?

If you’re at the early stages of your Data Science career, or if you’re simply looking to expand your Data Visualisation Toolkit, this course is a great introduction into the variety and power of different charting techniques.

This course will give you a thorough grounding in the role of Data Visualisation and will help increase awareness and confidence of the different charts you can use as part of your data stories.

The course is designed for individuals that are comfortable with data and require the use spreadsheets and reporting in their daily work.

What topics do we cover?

Introduction

What is Data Visualisation?

What role does Data Visualisation Play?

Explaining Chart Elements.

Portfolio

A walkthrough and practice of 10 core chart types.

Presentation

Three key principles on how to maximise the persuasive power of your visuals

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