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Search results for "charts" ...
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(Way) beyond charts: Making interactive fun
Don't forget fun when making your interactives! We'll showcase witty and offbeat interactive graphics and news games from a few outlets we love, with the inside scoop on how each graphic was created, how the ideas got greenlighted, and tools you'd need to make them yourself. http://sisiwei.com/nicar-making-interactive-fun/#/
Tags: graphics; infographics
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Developing reusable visualization components using D3 and Backbone
This session will step through a process for creating components for standards-based Web content, focusing in particular on the creation of common building blocks for data visualization in JavaScript. D3 is an increasingly popular choice for developing visual content and we will look at how items ranging from simple bar charts to custom graphics can be packaged up for easy reuse. Backbone is a widely used toolkit for creating browser-based applications and we will examine how its models and views can play a role in the creation of components. Consideration will be given to combination, customization and the power of reuse versus the perils of over-generalization. https://github.com/rflow/nicar-13-examples/blob/master/slides.key
Tags: data visualization; Java Script; D3; backbone
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Free data tools
Golden lists free tools to use for displaying data, including charts and maps. This is her Powerpoint presentation for: Best practices speed presentations.
Tags: data tools; free; Tableau; Timeflow; Google Fusion
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Embedding interactive data and charts using Office Web apps
"Learn how to take your Excel workbooks and quickly turn them into part of your published story by using the free Excel Web App." This Powerpoint presentation will walk you through, step-by-step.
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Using a Social Network Graph to Show Political Ties
Learn how to use social networks as a tool to chart political ties.
Tags: Social Network; Politics
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Best Visualization Practices 101
How to make simple visualizations, taking into consideration typography, color, and labeling, advantages of different kinds of visualization: bar charts, line and area charts, maps, scatter plots.
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Google Fusion Tables
Google Fusion Tables is a data management web application that makes it easier to make charts and maps. It makes it possible to "host, manage, collaborate on, visualize and publish data tables online."
Tags: google; data; fusion tables; timelines; pie charts; mapping;
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Advanced Data Visualization
This tipsheet provides numerous links and examples of advanced data visualization, including information on frameworks and helpers for use in your own work.
Tags: data; data visualization; flex; degrafa; CSV Parser; chart; mapping; grid; interactive maps
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Stupid Web Tricks
Welsh discusses three web tricks you can use to dress up your reporting or blog posts with tools you can find on the web. The how-tos include: how to publish a locater map from Google; how to create simple charts with Google Charts; and how to publish a word cloud with Wordle.
Tags: maps; Google; charts; graphics; reporting; fire maps; word cloud; infographics;