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Statistical Foundations of Data Visualization

Data visualization has been recognized as a core competency of statisticians since the time of John Tukey in the 1970s. This course covers the essentials of the statistical foundations of visualizing data. Learn the systems involved in processing and transforming data with the goal of creating useful information for decision-making, interpretation, and visualization. Using statistical tools, gain an understanding of how to interpret data quantitatively and to explore data-oriented structures. The primary focus is on descriptive statistics used to present and summarize numerical information.
 

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You'll Walk Away with

  • The ability to identify appropriate data sources and to generate numerical summaries of data
  • The skills to create key statistical graphics and the principles of sound statistical graphics design
  • The ability to explore data sets for unusual data and to identify trends and associations in data

Ideal for

  • Business professionals who want to turn data into information
  • Excel users who want to take their reporting and analysis to the next level
  • Students who want to learn powerful methods of data analysis

1 section

  • Spring 2025

    • Section

      001
    • Semester

      Spring 2025
    • Date

      Mar 24 - Apr 28
    • Day

      Self-Paced
    • Time

      Self-Paced
      • Online
    • Format

      Online
      • Online
    • Sessions

      N/A
    • Faculty

      Ng, Joseph
    • Location

      Self-Paced
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    • Section

      2
    • Semester

      Fall 2024
    • Date

      Oct 7 - Nov 18
    • Day

      Self-Paced
    • Time

      Self-Paced
      • Online
    • Format

      Online
      • Online
    • Sessions

      N/A
    • Faculty

      Ng, Joseph
    • Location

      Self-Paced
    Tuition $960