Canvas: The 7 Must Know Graphs in R, Excel and Tableau (6 Hours)

Data visualization can get really complex, but the best graphs are based on simple visual stories. To help get this right read Stephen Few's Selecting the Right Graph for Your Message Links to an external site.

In the series of youtube playlists below, I walk through how to build all 7 in Excel, Tableau and R. If you don't already have Tableau, I recommend you download Tableau Public Links to an external site. for free and then visit the starter workbook I've published on Tableau Public using the link below and download it from there rather than from Canvas.

Resources:

• Tableau Resources
  • Direct download Starter Workbook from Canvas for those with Tableau Desktop (not Public Edition) Download Direct download Starter Workbook from Canvas for those with Tableau Desktop (not Public Edition)
  • Link to Tableau Public version of Starter Workbook. Links to an external site. Download from there if using Tableau Public.
  • Tableau Playlist Links to an external site.
• Excel 
  • global_superstore.xlsx Download global_superstore.xlsx 
  • Excel Playlist Links to an external site.
• RStudio
  • Join our RStudio.Cloud Space Links to an external site.(or log in if already a member)
  • Locate the Assignment Build all 7 in R once in our space and click Start.
  • RStudio Playlist Links to an external site. Note: This is adapted from a larger lab I use in my teaching called "Applying the Workflow in the Tidyverse". You are just focusing on Objective 4 which covers graphs.