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Data Visualization Short Course

Learn to transform raw data into compelling visual stories using charts, graphs, and dashboards that drive decisions. Data visualization is the bridge between complex analysis and clear communication, making insights accessible to any audience. This course covers choosing the right chart types, using color effectively, avoiding misleading visualizations, adding annotations, and designing dashboards.. Master data visualization through bite-sized, swipeable learning tiles — designed for busy people who want to learn on the go.

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About This Data Visualization Course

This Data Visualization short course on SkillTiles breaks down everything you need to know into 10 structured milestones, each packed with bite-sized learning tiles you can swipe through in under 15 seconds each.

Whether you're a complete beginner or looking to refresh your knowledge, this online data visualization course uses AI-powered content to adapt to your learning pace. Each tile delivers a focused concept, example, or quiz — making it perfect for commutes, coffee breaks, or quick study sessions.

Covering 70 key topics across 10 milestones, this course takes you from foundations to practical application. Earn badges as you complete each milestone and track your progress on your learning dashboard.

Course Curriculum

1

Visualization Principles

Choose the right chart and tell a story

bar charts vs line chartswhen to use pie chartscolor in data vizavoiding misleading chartsannotations and labelsdashboard designstorytelling with data
2

Chart Types

Choose the right visualization

bar charts and variationsline charts and trendsscatter plots and correlationspie and donut charts (when appropriate)area chartshistograms and distributionsbox plots and violin plots
3

Design Principles

Make data beautiful and clear

data-ink ratiocolor palettes for datatypography in chartsavoiding chartjunkaccessibility in visualizationsmall multiplesannotation and labeling
4

Visualization Tools

Master popular viz tools

Tableau basicsPower BI visualizationGoogle Data StudioD3.js overviewmatplotlib and seabornPlotly interactive chartsFlourish for storytelling
5

Dashboard Design

Build effective dashboards

dashboard layout principlesKPI selectioninteractive filtersdrill-down designreal-time dashboardsmobile dashboard designdashboard storytelling
6

Geographic Data

Visualize location data

choropleth mapspoint mapsheat mapsflow mapsgeocoding datamap projectionstools for map visualization
7

Advanced Visualizations

Complex and specialized charts

network graphstreemaps and sunburstSankey diagramsradar/spider chartswaterfall chartsanimated visualizationsinfographic design
8

Data Storytelling

Turn data into compelling narratives

narrative arc for dataaudience-first designbuilding contexthighlighting insightspresentation vs explorationdata journalism techniquespersuasion with data
9

Critical Visualization

Spot and avoid misleading charts

truncated axescherry-picked time rangesmisleading scalescorrelation vs causation visualsSimpson's paradoxsurvivorship bias in dataethical data visualization
10

Viz Portfolio

Build impressive data visualizations

personal project ideasrecreating famous visualizationspublishing on Tableau Publicbuilding a viz portfoliodata viz competitionscommunity and inspirationcareer paths in data viz

What You'll Learn in This Data Visualization Course

bar charts vs line charts
when to use pie charts
color in data viz
avoiding misleading charts
annotations and labels
dashboard design
storytelling with data
bar charts and variations
line charts and trends
scatter plots and correlations
pie and donut charts (when appropriate)
area charts
histograms and distributions
box plots and violin plots

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