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Understanding Data Visualization

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Updated 04/2025
An introduction to data visualization with no coding involved.
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Visualizing data using charts, graphs, and maps is one of the most impactful ways to communicate complex data. In this course, you’ll learn how to choose the best visualization for your dataset, and how to interpret common plot types like histograms, scatter plots, line plots and bar plots. You'll also learn about best practices for using colors and shapes in your plots, and how to avoid common pitfalls. Through hands-on exercises, you'll visually explore over 20 datasets including global life expectancies, Los Angeles home prices, ESPN's 100 most famous athletes, and the greatest hip-hop songs of all time.

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Visualizing distributions

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Visualizing two variables

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99 problems but a plot ain't one of them

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    about 1 hour

  • Sophia
    about 1 hour

  • Biruk Abreham
    about 2 hours

    This course addresses an often-overlooked topic in data science and engineering, and it is presented exceptionally well. Thank you, DataCamp; this course is fantastic!

  • HIKMAT
    about 3 hours

    It was an eye opening lesson. Data visualization is paramount in obtaining the correct insight from a dataset.

  • Cormac
    about 3 hours

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