About this course:

This course is part of the Microsoft Professional Program in Data Analysis.

Data Visualization literacy is fundamental for consuming any analysis in any industry or media – from the news to working in healthcare or not-for-profit budgets and more. As well, the ability to create data visualizations that are compelling, accurate, and tell a story, is becoming a core skill of any job in the 21st Century. This course provides a practical approach to learning the theories and techniques of data visualization for data analysis.

Course Objective:

• Build the most-used and simplest data visualizations and chart types
• Understand how interaction, design, and the science of visualization enhances basic data visualization artifacts
• Create basic reports and dashboards for applications in work and life
• Learn how to avoid common pitfalls, and make visualizations that work

Audience:

• Data Analysts

Prerequisite:

• Basic excel skills, beginner-level statistics