Data Visualization by University of Illinois (Coursera)
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign offers this Data Visualization course as part of their Data Mining Specialization. It teaches students in-depth concepts, methodologies, and applications of pattern recognition. It teaches about various visualization methods, how computer graphics is used to convey data, and how you observe and perceive data depending on how it is presented. The course is divided into four weeks, with each week requiring around four hours to complete the modules. The course covers the following topics:
- The Computer and the Human – It covers the basic concepts of data visualization is and how it’s used, different types of visualization and how humans perceive information.
- Visualization of Numerical Data – It covers assigning data to appropriate chart elements, using glyphs, parallel coordinates, and streamgraphs, as well as implementing principles of design and color to make visualizations more engaging and effective.
- Visualization of Non-Numerical Data – It covers how to visualize graphs that depict relationships between data items.
The Visualization Dashboard – It teaches learners to design their own visualization system for large datasets and dashboards.
Key Highlights
- Understand the general concepts of data mining along with basic methodologies and applications
- Learn to plot charts, glyphs and stacked charts
- Learn tree maps and graph visualization
- Learn principal component analysis and multidimensional scaling
- Learn to apply techniques from user-interface design to create an effective visualization system
Duration : 4 weeks, 2-4 hours per week
Coursera Rating : 4.5/5.0
Enroll here: coursera.org/learn/datavisualization
