Data Journalism Basics

with Lisa Williams
lisatmh AT gmail dot com
@lisawilliams
More on me and my work
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Get Ready!

Visit
http://lisawilliams.github.io/visual-thinking

This is where you will find all the links and resources for today's talk.

Download Tableau

If you haven't done so already, download Tableau.

If you have an .edu address: tableau.com/academic/students
If you don't have an .edu address, the free trial is here: https://www.tableau.com/products/desktop/download

Want to see some new stuff?

Download SQLite Browser

http://sqlitebrowser.org

Dealing with Data

Grab some data

Visit Boston Fire Incident Reporting

A Little SQL

SELECT * FROM `fire-incidents-boston` WHERE CitySection = "JP"

Select * FROM `fire-incidents-boston` WHERE CitySection = "JP" AND PropertyDescription = "Multifamily dwelling";

SELECT * from `fire-incidents-boston` WHERE EstimatedPropertyLoss > "500" and CitySection = "JP" and PropertyDescription = "Multifamily dwelling"

Investigating Data Types

Click Database Structure > click on table > Modify Table

SELECT * from `fire-incidents-boston` ORDER BY EstimatedPropertyLoss DESC;

A Brief History Of Data Visualization

3500 BCE
3100 BCE
500 BCE
1525 CE
1821 BCE
1855 CE
1875 CE
1963 CE
1970 CE

Hands-On:
Scraping Data

Instructions and Data Files

Instructions and data files for the hands-on portion of this talk can be found here:
https://lisawilliams.github.io/lisa/tech/2018/03/14/scrape-to-map-tableau-tutorial.html

Thinking Visually

Good Chart, Bad Chart

Hands-On:
From Scrape to Map

Instructions and Data Files

Instructions and data files for the hands-on portion of this talk can be found here:
https://lisawilliams.github.io/lisa/tech/2018/03/14/scrape-to-map-tableau-tutorial.html

Charts On The Dark Side

How To Spot
Manipulative and Deceptive
Charts and Graphs

Good Chart, Bad Chart

Q&A

Thanks

Questions?

Reach Lisa Williams
lisatmh AT gmail dot com
@lisawilliams
More on me and my work
http://lisawilliams.github.io/data-journalism-basics

How this presentation was made

This presentation was made using Reveal.js, a framework for making HTML slide presentations; Reveal.js is a Node.js application. For more details, visit the repository for this application at https://github.com/lisawilliams/visual-thinking
You can always find this presentation and its resources at http://lisawilliams.github.io/data-journalism-basics