Principles and Techniques for Data Visualization

This course offers students the tools to build graphs and other visualizations that clearly and effectively communicate complex data or concepts, via a series of lectures and hands-on workshops. Students will build both an understanding of the theory behind designing elegant data visualizations, and a set of tools to apply these concepts to their own data. Topics include: choosing effective visualization formats, designing for accessibility, organizing figures to tell a story, building data visualizations in R (no prior R experience necessary).