Data Visualization Foundations

About this Course

What is data visualization? A simple answer might be something like the graphic representation of data. But to get a better understanding of what practitioners of data visualization do, let’s start with the term data. By data, I mean raw, unorganized facts and numbers.

Practitioners of data visualization take raw, hard-to-grasp data and turn that data into information by providing context and a purpose.

What you'll learn

• Define Data Visualization
• Describe the difference between data and information
• Recall that data visualization should tell a story and help users make decisions
• List a number of charts and visualizations and describe their uses
• Recall that data should be double-checked for accuracy
• Recall that visualizations should never distort data
• Recall that visualizations should never communicate using only color

Teacher

• Anwar Montasir

  Anwar Montasir is a UX Design, Front End Web Development, and Full Stack JavaScript instructor.

Download videos

You need to sign up for Treehouse in order to download course videos.