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COURSE : DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION
Q1. List and explain the different data analysis tools you know, focusing on their
features, strengths and weakness?
1. Google charts
2. Tableau
3. Data wrapper
4. Microsoft Excel and Power BI
5. Google Analytics
1. Google charts: Google Charts is a free online tool that excels in producing a wide array
of interactive and engaging data visualizations. Its design caters to user- friendliness, offering
a comprehensive selection of pre-set chart types that can embed into web pages or
applications. The versatile nature of Google Charts allows its integration with a multitude of
web platforms, including iPhone, iPad, and Android, extending its accessibility.
2. Tableau: Tableau stands out as a leading data visualization software, widely utilized in
business analytics and intelligence. Tableau is a popular data visualization tool for its
easy-to-use interface and powerful capabilities. Its software can connect with hundreds
of different data sources and manipulate the information in many different visualization
types. It holds a special appeal for both business users, who appreciate its simplicity and
centralized platform, and data analysts, who can use more advanced big data tools for
tasks such as clustering and regression.
3. Data Wrapper: Data wrapper is a tool primarily designed for creating online visuals,
such as charts and maps. Initially conceived for journalists reporting news stories, its
versatility makes it suitable for any professional in charge of website management. The
tool supports a wide range of outputs, including scatterplots, line charts, stacked bar
charts, pie charts, range plots, and various types of maps and tables. Depending on the
intended use, Data wrapper offers both free and paid options, allowing flexibility
according to your needs and budget.
While straightforward to use, Data wrapper does exhibit some limitations, especially when
compared with other tools in its category. The primary constraint is its inability to
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integrate directly with data sources. This means users must manually input data into the
tool, a process that can be tedious and susceptible to mistakes if not performed with
precision.
4. Microsoft Excel and Power BI:
Microsoft Excel, fundamentally a spreadsheet software, also has noteworthy data
analytics capabilities. Because of the wide enterprise-level adoption of Microsoft
products, many businesses find they already have access to it.
5. Google Analytics: Google Analytics is a tool that helps businesses understand how
people interact with their websites and apps. To use it, you add a special Javascript code
to your web pages. This code collects information when someone visits your website, like
which pages they see, what device they’re using, and how they found your site. It then
sends this data to Google Analytics, where it is organized into reports. These reports help
you see patterns, like which products are most popular or which ads are bringing people
to your site.
Q2. What do you understand by data analysis and visualization?
Data Analysis is the process of bringing order and structure to collected data. It turns data into
information teams can use. Analysis is done using systematic methods to look for trends,
groupings, or other relationships between different types of data.
Data visualization is the process of putting data into a chart, graph, or other visual format that
helps inform analysis and interpretation. Data visuals present the analyzed data in ways that are
accessible to and engage different stakeholders. Data visuals are also used to communicate
MEAL results to meet key stakeholder needs. Multiple visuals will likely be needed to
understand the larger change process and inform data use. Common data visual formats
include:
Frequency tables
Cross-tabulation tables
Bar charts
Line graps
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