Why data visualization is nice By Dave and Alycia

So, why data visualisation? When there’s something strange In your neighbourhood Who you gonna call? Image from logodesignlove

Other advantages of data visualization.. Its good for communicating the findings of research It’s a good way to deal with oversized datasets that can’t be read in the traditional way It shows relationships well It also reveals patterns and outliers that you mightn’t have noticed in analysing your own data

With that in mind, meet Tableau Public.. Images from Tableau website, Georgia State University, Data Informed and Drawing by Numbers

The selling points of Tableau Public are these.. It’s free It’s easy to use (no coding necessary) It’s prettier than Excel pivot tables It offers more kinds of visualisation than Excel pivot tables, and let’s you toggle between them easily There’s a large knowledge base out there to tap into You can even get the full paid up version free for a year if you are a researcher

Tableau can do everything From the simple To the fancy Images from Tableau gallery

But today we’re going to use it to answer that age old question Does the rain in span fall mainly on the plain, or what??