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Data visualisation

Basics of data visualisation - what it is, techniques, how to create, tools & 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 - UQ students & staff)
Venngage

Free

Upgradable

No

 

  • Infographics

No

For beginners
(YouTube, 24 mins)

UQ Library resources

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, 56m)
(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 Learnin 5h49m)
(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)

R essential training: Wrangling and visualizing data (LinkedIn Learning, 4h18m)
(UQ students & staff)

R resources

UQ Library R course resources

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

Further resources

Other training