Library Guides: Data Analysis and Visualization: Tools for Data Analysis and Data Visualization

Popular Data Analysis & Visualization Tools

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

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

Other Tools for Visualizing Data

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
Voyant Tools
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.