CDH Basics: Foundations of data visualisation

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The impact of well-crafted data visualisations has been well-documented historically. Florence Nightingale famously used charts to make her case for hospital hygiene in the Crimean War, while Dr John Snow’s bar charts of cholera deaths in London helped convince the authorities of the water-borne nature of the disease. However, as information designer Alberto Cairo notes, charts can also lie. This introductory CDH Basics session presents the basic principles of data visualisation for researchers who are new to working with quantitative data.

CDH Basics sessions are open to staff and graduate students who want to learn and apply digital methods and use digital tools in their research.

This session will be delivered using Zoom so please ensure you have it installed ahead of the session. You will also be registered onto our Moodle page for any communications and materials relating to this session. A joining link will be sent out as part of the booking confirmation process.

If you require any help before the session, such as accessibility support, please email the CDH Learning team (learning@cdh.cam.ac.uk), for further assistance.