Visualisation: visual representations of data and information

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Visualisation: visual representations of data and information provided by OpenLearn is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 8 hours worth of material. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from OpenLearn. The course is taught in Englishand is Free Certificate. Visit the course page at OpenLearn for detailed price information.

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8 hours worth of material

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Modern society is often referred to as 'the information society' - but how can we make sense of all the information we are bombarded with? In this free course, Visualisation: visual representations...

Syllabus

- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- 1 Before you begin your study
- 1 Before you begin your study
- 1.1 An introduction to visualisation
- 2 The most common spreadsheet charts
- 2 The most common spreadsheet charts
- 3 Cheating with charts
- 3 Cheating with charts
- 3.1 Cheating with line charts
- 3.2 Cheating with bar charts
- 3.3 Cheating with pie charts
- 4 Hierarchical data
- 4 Hierarchical data
- 4.1 Radial and hyperbolic trees
- 4.2 Treemaps
- 5 Geographical data
- 5 Geographical data
- 5.1 Maps on the web
- 5.2 Making your mark – plotting data points on a map
- 5.3 Geocoding your data
- 5.4 Proportional symbol maps
- 5.5 Choropleth maps
- 5.6 Heat (isopleth) maps
- 5.7 Cartograms
- 6 Multi-dimensional data
- 6 Multi-dimensional data
- 7 Some caveats
- 7 Some caveats
- 8 Conclusion
- 8 Conclusion
- 9 Taking it further (optional material)
- 9 Taking it further (optional material)
- 9.1 Exploring time-series data (optional)
- 9.2 Creating organisational charts (optional)
- 9.3 Mind-mapping tools (optional)
- 9.4 Exploring KML further (optional)
- 9.5 Map overlaying skills (optional)
- 9.6 Web developer skills (optional)
- 9.7 Further visualisation skills (optional)
- References
- Acknowledgements

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Language

English
Certificate
Certificate Available
Date of Start
30th December, 2022
Level
Intermediate
Price
Free Certificate
Provider
OpenLearn
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