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Data Storytelling through Visualizations in Python

Gain insights into data storytelling in Python using Matplotlib, Seaborn, and Plotly. Explore trends, handle data challenges, and create impactful visual narratives aligning with business goals.

Intermediate

38 Lessons

Certificate of Completion

Gain insights into data storytelling in Python using Matplotlib, Seaborn, and Plotly. Explore trends, handle data challenges, and create impactful visual narratives aligning with business goals.

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Course Overview

Mining the insights from data is the next critical step after parsing data and generating visualizations. This activity is called data storytelling, where you form a cohesive story explaining the strengths, weaknesses, and trends of your dataset with the help of predictions through machine learning models. In this course, you will learn how to identify and evaluate your data for trends, handle common real-world challenges of messy data such as large datasets and missing values, and present the right visua...Show More

Mining the insights from data is the next critical step after parsing data and generating visualizations. This activity is calle...Show More

TAKEAWAY SKILLS

Data Storytelling

Data Visualization

Data Plotting

What You'll Learn

Familiarity with the best practices in the field of data storytelling

Understanding the process of extracting narratives from data

Basic understanding of data analysis strategies using pandas and NumPy

An understanding of data storytelling and visualization generation for real-world, messy data

Hands-on experience with compelling visualizations using Matplotlib and Plotly

Familiarity with the best practices in the field of data storytelling

Course Content

Introduction

1 Lessons

Get familiar with data storytelling using Python libraries Matplotlib, Seaborn, and Plotly.

Before We Begin

Effective Data Analysis and Visualization

8 Lessons

Unpack the core of visualizing data, exploring trends, and analyzing correlations in datasets.

Creating Data Visualizations: Types and Purpose

Identifying Exploratory Questions with EDA

Grouping Our Dataset

Analyze Trends in Data Over Time

Analyze Correlations

Analyze Comparisons

Analyze Contrastive Data

Quiz: Effective Data Analysis and Visualization

Extracting Narratives from Data

6 Lessons

Examine defining problem statements, iterative visualization, audience tailoring, persona characterization, and correlation vs. causation in data storytelling.

Case Study: Defining Data-Driven Problem Statements

Implement Iterative Data Visualization

Tailor Visualizations to Your Audience

Characterize Personas from Your Data

Identifying Context: Correlation vs. Causation

Quiz: Extracting Narratives from Data

Tackling Real-World Data

6 Lessons

Break down the steps to handle real-world data, including outliers, missing data, and forecasts.

Visualizing Outliers

Handling Missing Data

Forecasting Trends

Visualizing Machine Learning Predictions

Filter Information from Large Datasets

Quiz: Tackling Real-World Data

Data Presentation

7 Lessons

Solve problems in presenting data effectively with engaging narratives, layering, and interactive visualizations.

Engaging Your Audience

Layering

Compiling Visualizations

Prepare Visualizations for Presentations

Interactive Visualizations

Creating Data Dashboards

Quiz: Data Presentation

Data Types and Sources

3 Lessons

Follow the process of integrating, visualizing text and image data to enhance storytelling.

Preparing to Integrate Data from Additional Sources

Text Data Visualization

Image Data Visualization

Data Storytelling Best Practices

6 Lessons

Piece together the parts of creating concise, consistent, and unbiased data visualizations using effective color schemes and balanced content.

Keeping Visualizations Concise

Color Schemes

Consistency

Balance Specificity with Content

Unbiased Analysis and Interpretation

Quiz: Storytelling Best Practices

Wrapping Up

1 Lessons

Step through essential data storytelling skills, from visualization to interactive presentations.

Conclusion

Test Your Data Storytelling Skills

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Course Author

Ria Cheruvu

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