Use data visualizations to:
Data analysis tools available at NU and open sources
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| SPSS Statistics offers a set of statistical tools to run descriptive statistics, regression, advanced statistics and to create publication-ready charts, tables and decision trees. | NVIVO provides qualitative or mixed methods data analysis. | The list of datasets or resources that provide an API from US San Diego. |
Always check the source of the data that is used for the visualization. Is the data from a reliable source?
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| Use Statista to embed infographics and graphs to your next presentation. Search datasets for your research. | With Nation Master embed maps, data, infographics, and graphs. Lots of data tables available that can be used to also make your own visualizations. | Use Visual Complexity, an open source sharing platform where anyone can find and use the visualizations. |
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| Explore FlowingData to find how others have used data for analysis and visualization. | ArcGIS has made available some maps made by users and organizations. See how others are using this tool to map data. | Google Public Data is an online public dataset directory and tool to publish and visualize large datasets. |
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TimelineJS takes a Google sheet to build interactive timelines. |
With Storify you can curate your own social media and images to tell a story. | Prezi is a presentation tool to display information by panning and zooming. |
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Tableau Desktop is a business intelligence and data visualization tool |
Power BI is a business analytics solution that lets bring data to life with live dashboards and reports. | Anaconda is an open-source distribution of the Python and R programming languages for scientific computing (data science, machine learning applications, large-scale data processing, predictive analytics, etc.) |
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Voyant Tools is a web-based platform in analyzing text through a number of visualization methods. |
OpenRefine is a powerful open source, free tool for working on messy data. | The R Project for Statistical Computing is a free statistical software for computing and graphics. |
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| Design presentations, social media graphics,and more with thousands of beautiful layouts with Canva. Easy to use | Use Venngage to access hundreds of Charts, Maps, and Icons for your Infographics. Find community-generated inforgraphics | Create your own designs or search for what other users have created with Easel. Many templates are available to get you started. |
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| Infogram is an easy to use infographic, chart, map maker. It offers an editor that converts users’ data into infographics that can be published, embedded or shared. | Piktochart is is a web-based infographic application that allows users without intensive experience as graphic designers to easily create infographics and visuals using themed templates |
