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Data Visualization

Preparing for Data Visualization

To be successful in creating a data visualization, you must first:

  1. Formulate your problem statement or research question
  2. Decide what is the story you want your visualization to tell
  3. Choose the most appropriate visualization for the information you wish to convey

Gathering Data

Unless you already have the data, you will need to access data from appropriate web sites.  Here are a few to get you started.  You will find more links for finding general and subject specific data from the Finding Data & Statistics Libguide.