Useful Resources to Understand Data Visualization

A list of useful resources to understand data visualization:

* The Data Visualisation Catalogue

* Datawrapper Academy Training material

* Datylon Chart Library

* Flourish Studio Chart Guides 

* Tableau: Visual Analytics - Families, Types, and Importance


* How to create effective charts and diagrams

The first step is to focus on your purpose. What do you want to show?

  • Comparison
  • Distribution
  • Composition
  • Relationship

framework by Dr. Andrew Abela to choose chart types

* How the data should be interpreted decides the type of chart to be used - 72 types of data visualization explored

a perspective by Gramener

* 10 Useful Ways to Visualize Your Data (With Examples) [PDF]







* VizDex - a library of personal and independent blogs and newsletters dedicated to data visualization.

For real life examples check the data journalism sections from India and around the world in newspapers & other publications -


* Our World in Data





* IndiaSpend - Data Viz

Studying these publications helps analysts learn how to:
  • identify interesting questions rather than merely producing reports;
  • choose the right visualization instead of the most complicated one;
  • provide context, comparisons, and historical trends;
  • explain uncertainty and methodology clearly; and
  • communicate findings to non-technical audiences.

W.I.P.

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