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Making Data into Something You Can See

"I have data, now what?” This course covers how you can take hundreds or thousands of rows and columns of data and visually communicate a powerful story that will make a lasting impact on your viewers.

Beginner
1h 12m
(226)

Created by Troy Kranendonk

Last Updated Sep 12, 2025

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Making Data into Something You Can See

"I have data, now what?” This course covers how you can take hundreds or thousands of rows and columns of data and visually communicate a powerful story that will make a lasting impact on your viewers.

Beginner
1h 12m
(226)

Created by Troy Kranendonk

Last Updated Sep 12, 2025

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What you'll learn

How do you take hundreds or thousands of rows and columns of data and communicate a powerful story that leaves a lasting impact on viewers? In this course, Making Data into Something You Can See, you will learn how to prepare data for presentation. You will explore the best visual design principles for data, including how to properly use colors, shapes, font styles, and much more. You will learn how to parse and simplify data in Microsoft Excel, and make your visualizations coherent with a variety of charts. You will see Tableau and other tools you can use to make your data tell the story you want it to tell. By the end of the course, you will know how to visually communicate your data story to the world.

Making Data into Something You Can See
Beginner
1h 12m
(226)
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Troy Kranendonk
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Troy Kranendonk is a Principal Data Author with extensive experience in data analysis, business intelligence, and the art of data visualization. Troy focuses on data education, excelling in content creation and sharing his expertise to help others understand and visualize data effectively.

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