GA + Hubway Present: Data Visualization Crash Course | Boston

About this event

Come learn the basics of data visualization and get the skills you need to participate in Hubway's Data Visualization Challenge - or impress your colleagues at your next meeting. This crash course will cover the basic principles of data visualization, look at how data visualization can be used to convey a message, and walk you through how to make complex, dynamic visualizations.

Takeaways

• Discover how to make competition and comparisons visible at a glance using real-world data;
• Learn how to spot and debunk misleading charts and graphs in a fun exercise that lets you see the ​"​Dark Side of the Data​"​;
• Develop your own data-driven map;
• Leave with a customized list of tools and next steps to build your skills after class is done