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Data Visualization

Learn about best practices and tools to visualize data using charts and maps.

Data Visualization Guides

Below is a list of data visualization (data viz) guides selected by DDSS staff.

Start Here: Comprehensive Guides

Understanding Visualization

Rules & Principles

Overviews

Other Recommended Processes

Courses

See also software-specific courses that cover data visualization (e.g., R, Python, Tableau, Excel).

Free to you

Data Visualization (University of Illinois) through Coursera.- free to audit

Information Visualization (Indiana University)

LinkedIn Learning offers several tutorials and courses on Data Visualization.