DADV

Data Visualization

LEVEL 
Basic / Intermediate / Advanced

COURSE LENGTH 
1.5 Days
3 Half Days

CREDITS

Course Description

During this workshop, data visualization best practices will be introduced using various examples and hands on exercises.  The workshop is designed as a practical workshop, and learning by doing is a key component.  As such, participants will be asked to work on various in class exercises that will be completed during both sessions.  After each exercise, a review will be conducted offering comments and suggestions for improvement.

After this course, participants will be familiar with key data visualization concepts, learn different ways to look at date and effectively communicate their analysis findings.  This workshop is about theory and approach.  This workshop is not a statistics course or a data modeling course.

Learning Objectives:

  • Be able to articulate what data visualization is

  • Understand what type of graph is appropriate for the most commonly asked business questions

  • Understand how color can influence chart interpretation

  • Leverage best practices in chart design to critique and modify current data visualizations