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Data Visualization Foundations: Core Concepts
Learn to master the art of visual storytelling through data. This course explores how to design, interpret, and evaluate clear, accurate, and engaging visualizations using cognitive science and proven design principles.
What you'll learn
Data can be overwhelming and hard to interpret without clear, effective visualizations.
In this course, Data Visualization Foundations: Core Concepts, you’ll gain the ability to understand and evaluate what makes a data visualization compelling, clear, accurate, and impactful.
First, you’ll explore the core purposes and value of data visualization in analysis and communication.
Next, you’ll discover key cognitive principles that influence how viewers perceive and interpret visual data.
Finally, you’ll learn how to assess visualizations for clarity, accuracy, integrity, and design quality, tailored to your audience and context.
When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of data visualization needed to confidently interpret and critique visuals that inform and engage diverse audiences.
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About the author
Ben is a Power BI & Data Specialist with a healthy interest in Microsoft Project with over 30 years of customer and implementation experience. He has been a Microsoft MVP for 13 years, is a frequent speaker at several European conferences, and blogs and creates videos on a semi-regular basis.