Hands-On Data Visualization

Interactive Storytelling From Spreadsheets to Code

Hands-On Data Visualization
Jack Dougherty
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Paperback
h233 x 178mm - 275pg
31 Mar 2021 US
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9781492086000
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Tell your story and show it with data, using free and easy-to-learn tools on the web. This introductory book teaches you how to design interactive charts and customized maps for your website, beginning with simple drag-and-drop tools such as Google Sheets, Datawrapper, and Tableau Public. You' ll also gradually learn how to edit open source code templates like Chart. js, Highcharts, and Leaflet on GitHub. Hands-On Data Visualization takes you step-by-step through tutorials, real-world examples, and online resources. This hands-on resource is ideal for students, nonprofit organizations, small business owners, local governments, journalists, academics, and anyone who wants to take data out of spreadsheets and turn it into lively interactive stories. No coding experience is required. Build interactive charts and maps and embed them in your website Understand the principles for designing effective charts and mapsLearn key data visualization concepts to help you choose the right toolsConvert and transform tabular and spatial data to tell your data storyEdit and host Chart. js, Highcharts, and Leaflet map code templates on GitHub Learn how to detect bias in charts and maps produced by others
Jack Dougherty is a Professor of Educational Studies at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. Professor Dougherty has taught data visualization to undergraduates at Trinity College and to thousands of participants in a global online course. He and his students have partnered with dozens of non-profit organizations, journalists, and researchers to help tell their data stories on the web.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781492086000
Published: 31 Mar 2021
Published In: United States
Imprint: O'Reilly Media Inc (USA)
Publisher: O'Reilly Media Inc (USA)
Format: Paperback
Height: 233mm
Width: 178mm
Pages: 275

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