Effective Data Visualisation

The use of analytics, statistics and data science in business has grown massively in recent years. Harnessing the power of data is opening actionable insights in diverse industries from banking to horse breeding. The companies doing this most successfully understand that using sophisticated analytics approaches to unlock insights from data is only half the job. Communicating these insights to all of the different parts of an organisation is just as important as doing the actual analysis. Visualising data, and analytics results, is one of the most effective ways to achieve this. This course will cover the theory of data visualisation along with practical skills for creating compelling visualisations from data. To attend this course delegates should be competent in the use of data analysis tools such as reporting tools, spreadsheet software or business intelligence tools. The course will explore the following topics through a series of interactive workshop sessions:

Fundamentals of data visualisation

Data characteristics & dimensions

Mapping visual encodings to data dimensions

Colour theory

Graphical perception & communication

Interaction design

Visualisation different characteristics of data: trends, comparisons, correlations, maps, networks, hierarchies, text

Designing effective dashboards