Introduction to Visual Analytics
5 Principles of Data Visualisation
Tables vs charts
What makes visualisations effective
Gestalt Principles of Visual Perception
Types of charts and how to choose the right one
Common types of charts
Choosing the right chart for your data
Understanding your audience
Handling missing data
Advanced charts
Sankey
Radar
Treemap
Heatmap
Boxplot, violin plot
Choosing the right chart for your data
Choosing the right chart for your audience
Eliminating clutter from charts
Storytelling with data
The importance of storytelling
Building a narrative structure
Drawing attention
Including call to action
Creating dashboards and infographics
Exploratory vs explanatory analysis
How to convey your message
Live presentation vs report
Visualisations that are simple, informative and engaging
The characteristics of a good dashboard
The characteristics of a good infographic
Common mistakes and misleading charts
Charts that should be avoided
How we are being deceived by colour, scale and size
Visual analytics case studies
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