Library Guides: An Introduction to Data Visualization Workshop: Charts & Graphs

Data is Beautiful

DataIsBeautiful (Reddit)
DataIsBeautiful is for visualizations that effectively convey information. Aesthetics are an important part of information visualization, but pretty pictures are not the sole aim of this subreddit.

Tools for visualizing data using charts and graphs

RAWGraphs
An open source data visualization framework built with the goal of making the visual representation of complex data easy for everyone.
SankeyMATIC
A Sankey diagram depicts flows of any kind, where the width of each flow pictured is based on its quantity.
Datawrapper
show your data as beautiful charts, maps or tables with a few clicks.
Excel (Duke University Libraries)
A guide to using Excel for data cleaning, analysis, and visualization
Flourish
"Beautiful and easy data visualization and storytelling." Includes animation.
Tableau Public
A free platform to publicly share and explore data visualizations online.
Voyant Tools
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This web-based collection of tools for digital text analysis allows you to upload text(s) and discover patterns (word frequency, distribution, and more) using a suite of visualization tools.

Popular Data Analysis & Visualization Tools

SPSS is a statistical software from IBM that allows users to run simple and advanced statistical processes on data.

Official Website: SPSS Statistics | IBM

Accessing SPSS at Tulane: SPSS | Information Technology (tulane.edu)

SAS is a statistical software that performs data analysis and visualization.

Official Website: SAS: Analytics, Artificial Intelligence and Data Management | SAS

Accessing SAS at Tulane: SAS - Statistical Analysis System | Information Technology (tulane.edu)

Python is a powerful open-source programming language used for task such as web development, data analysis, and machine learning.

Official Website: Welcome to Python.org

R is an open-source programming language used for data analysis and other data-intensive processes.

Official Website: R: The R Project for Statistical Computing (r-project.org)

Microsoft Power BI offers advanced visualization functions that integrate easily with other Microsoft products like Access and Excel.

Official Website: Data Visualization | Microsoft Power BI

Excel is a spreadsheet tool that offers simple and advanced data analysis and visualization functions.

Official Website: Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet Software | Microsoft 365

Accessing Excel at Tulane: Microsoft Office 365 | Information Technology (tulane.edu)

Tableau is a powerful data visualization tool used in the business sector.

Official Website: Business Intelligence and Analytics Software (tableau.com)

BioRender Scientific illustration app for life science research, publications, posters, and presentations with drag-and-drop icons, intuitive figures, and free design templates.

Official Website: BioRender

Accessing BioRender at Tulane: BioRender