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Data visualisation

Basics of data visualisation - what it is, techniques, how to create visualisations, tools and software.

Web based tools

Name Pricing Access through UQ? Visualisation techniques UQ training Online training
Canva

Free

Upgradable

No
  • Design software
  • Graphs
  • Charts
  • Infographics
No

Canva essential training (LinkedIn Learning, 2h23m)
(UQ students & staff)

Canva on YouTube

Gephi Free No
  • Graphs
  • Networks
No Gephi tutorials
Piktochart

Free

Upgradable

No
  • Infographics
No Piktochart tutorials
Tableau Cost No
  • Infographics
No Tableau 10 essential training (LinkedIn Learning 4h41m)
(UQ students & staff)
Venngage

Free

Upgradable

No

 

  • Infographics

No

For beginners
(YouTube, 24 mins)

Note: This is a selected list of the tools available.

Software with visualisation tools

Name Pricing Access through UQ? Visualisation techniques UQ training Online training
Adobe Illustrator Cost

Staff

Library computers

Graphics editor software with visualisation capabilities e.g. infographics. Library (free)

Creating infographics (LinkedIn Learning 2h45m) (UQ students & staff)

Microsoft Excel Cost Yes Spreadsheet software with visualisation capabilities e.g. graphs, charts. Library (free)

Excel: Introduction to charts and graphs (LinkedIn Learning, 1h)
(UQ students & staff)

NVivo Cost Yes Qualitative data analysis software. Includes visualisation tools. Library (free) NVivo videos (YouTube)
(LinkedIn Learning - UQ students & staff)
SPSS Cost Yes Quantitative data analysis software. Visualisation tools included. Course based

SPSS statistics essential training (LinkedIn Learning 2h24m)
(UQ students & staff)

Programming languages

Name Pricing Access through UQ? Visualisation techniques  UQ training Online training
MATLAB Cost Yes
  • Graph-plotting
  • 3D graphical features
Course based

Learning MATLAB (LinkedIn Learning, 2h2m)
(UQ students & staff)

Python Free

Yes

Library computers

(Duhig Tower (#2)
Rooms 108/A and 501)

  • Graphs
  • Charts

Library
(free)

Python essential training (LinkedIn Learning, 4h22m) (UQ students & staff)

UQ Python User Group. Dates available on Library training calendar.

R programming language Free

Yes

Library computers

  • Graphs
  • Charts

Library (free)

Complete guide to R: Wrangling, visualizing and modeling data (LinkedIn Learning, 8h15m)
(UQ students & staff)

UQ Library R course resources

UQ RUG (UQ R User Group) meets monthly. Dates available on Library training calendar.

Bibliometric analysis and visualisation tools

These tools aims to analyse the bibliometric characteristics of a large set of literature on a particular topic. The characteristics analysed might include:

  • overall volume and growth of the literature
  • the geographical distribution
  • authorship
  • collaboration patterns.

Visualisations of data can also be included.

Bibliometric analysis and visualisation tools
Name Pricing Access through UQ? UQ training Support material
VOSViewer Free No No Getting started
Bibliometrix Free No No A brief introduction to Bibliometrix
CiteSpace Free (Basic version) No No CiteSpace videos

Further resources

Other training