Data 101: Making Charts from Spreadsheets
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This document is a presentation on creating charts from spreadsheet data, highlighting the history and evolution of spreadsheets and charting tools. It emphasizes the importance of using charts for storytelling and understanding data, detailing various chart types and their appropriate usage. The presentation also includes live demonstrations and resources for further learning.
Data 101: Making Charts from Spreadsheets
- 1. Making Charts from Spreadsheets Data 101 August 30th, 2016 Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 1
- 2. Housekeeping go to https://docs.google.com ...and you should see this. If you don't, you'll need to get a Google Docs account. Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 2
- 3. Housekeeping Slides are online... TODO: ADD LINK HERE Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 3
- 4. Today's Todos: —Make a Spreadsheet —Make a Chart —Use Existing Data —Write a Formula Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 4
- 5. Use data to Tell a Story. Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 5
- 6. The most exciting slide ever... Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 6
- 7. A Brief History of The Spreadsheet. Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 7
- 8. Columns of Numbers (This is not my handwriting.) Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 8
- 9. Accounting Worksheets (This is also not my handwriting.) Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 9
- 10. Computers They're computing. Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 10
- 11. Digital Computers Apple II, ca. 1977 Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 11
- 12. Visicalc (1979) "A magic sheet of paper that can perform calculations and recalculations." — Bob Frankston, Creator Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 12
- 13. Lotus 1-2-3 (1983) Called 1-2-3 for three things: 1. A spreadsheet 2. A database 3. A charting tool Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 13
- 14. Let's not say PC compatible. Instead, let's say '1-2-3 compatible.' — Infoworld February 27, 1984 Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 14
- 15. Microsoft Excel (~1993) I told you this would be exciting. Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 15
- 16. Google Sheets (~2012) Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 16
- 17. Why Spreadsheets? Agricultural account tablet in Sumerian referring to flocks and herds. ca. 2400 BCE. Harry Ransom Center University of Texas at Austin Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 17
- 18. Create a New Spreadsheet Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 18
- 19. Data. http://bit.ly/data101charts Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 19
- 20. Make A Copy. Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 20
- 21. Live Demo #1. Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 21
- 22. Data. Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 22
- 23. Live Demo #2. Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 23
- 24. Charts. Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 24
- 25. Data... Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 25
- 26. ...Stories. Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 26
- 27. Why Charts? Charts are shortcuts to understanding. Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 27
- 28. Changes Humans Notice • Color • Area • Angle • Length Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 28
- 29. ColorUse for categories Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 29
- 30. AreaUse to show differences Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 30
- 31. Angles Use to highlight convergence or divergence Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 31
- 32. Length Use for comparisons Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 32
- 33. A 5% change matters • 5% lighter • 5% Bigger • 5% Rotated • 5% Longer Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 33
- 34. What to use and when. • Color: Indicate Categories • Area: Highlight Differences • Angle: Show Convergence • Length: Compare Differences Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 34
- 35. The parts of a chart. Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 35
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- 42. Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 42
- 43. Remove Chart Junk Only keep what you need to tell your story. The rest is distraction. Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 43
- 44. Live Demo #3 Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 44
- 45. Choosing a chart type. Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 45
- 46. Ask a question: What type of fruit do I like? Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 46
- 47. Pie Charts For comparing percentages —No more than 4 or 5 slices. —Limited accuracy. —Easy to understand. Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 47
- 48. Ask a question: What fruit do I eat the most of? Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 48
- 49. Bar Chart For comparing values —Can have many values. —Good accuracy. —Easy to understand. —Zeros show up. Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 49
- 50. Ask a question: What fruit did I eat more of last week? Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 50
- 51. Bar Charts For comparing values —Can have many values. —Good accuracy. —Easy to understand. —Zeros show up. Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 51
- 52. Bar Charts For comparing values —Can have many values. —Good accuracy. —Easy to understand. —Zeros show up. Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 52
- 53. Ask a question: What week did I eat more fruit? Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 53
- 54. Stacked Bars For comparing totals —Harder to understand. —Good when you don't care about the individual values Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 54
- 55. Different charts tell different stories. Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 55
- 56. Pie Charts Comparing percentages Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 56
- 57. Ask a question: What percent of the fruit I eat are apples? Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 57
- 58. Pie Charts Comparing a part to the whole Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 58
- 59. Pie Charts Contextual Colors Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 59
- 60. Pie Charts Incorrect Colors Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 60
- 61. Pie Charts Too Subtle Colors Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 61
- 62. Color can help or hinder telling your story. Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 62
- 63. No. Just...no. We read charts left to right; bottom to top. Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 63
- 64. Charts vs. Graphs A Chart shows quantitative change over one axis A Graph compares quantitative change over two axis Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 64
- 65. Ask a question: How does my fruit consumption change over time? Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 65
- 66. Live Demo #4. Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 66
- 67. Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 67
- 68. Line Graphs A continuous value over time Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 68
- 69. Smoothed Line Graph Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 69
- 70. Ask a question: What does my annual fruit consumption look like? Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 70
- 71. Many Values: Line Graph Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 71
- 72. Many Values: Smooth Line Graph Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 72
- 73. Many Values: Histogram Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 73
- 74. Area Graph Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 74
- 75. Sometimes, the data needs help. Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 75
- 76. Live Demo #5 Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 76
- 77. Line Chart Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 77
- 78. Datasets https://data.wprdc.org/dataset/pgh https://data.wprdc.org/dataset/project-budgets Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 78
- 79. Don't be afraid to leave the spreadsheet. • PowerPoint • Paint • Pencils Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 79
- 80. https://public.tableau.com Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 80
- 81. Resources—http://www.datavizcatalogue.com —http://www.visualisingdata.com —https://eagereyes.org Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 81
- 82. Thank You.David Newbury (@workergnome) Data 101: Making Charts from Spreadsheets Data 101. David Newbury — @workergnome 82