“Mastering Data Visualization” — New Book Coming Soon!

Angelina Yang
2 min readMar 5, 2023

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Data visualization is a critical component of any successful data science project. It allows data scientists or any data users to communicate their findings and insights to decision makers in a way that is both engaging and informative. However, creating effective data visualizations can be a challenge, especially when dealing with complex data sets, ambiguous business requests, and when trying to bridge the gap between the two with compelling story-telling.

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That’s why we are excited to announce our upcoming book, “Mastering Data Visualization: A Guide for Data Users and Decision Makers.”(Working title). In this book, we will explore common use cases for data visualization in the industry, including different ideas visualizing time series data, multi-dimensional analysis, and usage with machine learning models.

We will provide practical guidance on how to create effective data visualizations using advanced tools such as React and D3. We will also discuss best practices for data visualization, including how to choose the right type of visualization for your data, how to design visualizations that are both informative and engaging, and how to avoid common pitfalls.

Our book is intended for data consumers, data scientists and machine learning engineers who want to improve their ability to communicate insights to decision makers using data visualization. We will provide innovative ideas and examples to inspire data scientists to deliver powerful insights using their data, and to help decision makers better understand what they can ask and expect from a data science team.

Some of the topics we will cover in the book include:

  • The importance of data visualization in data science projects
  • Best practices for designing effective data visualizations
  • Common types of data visualizations and how to choose the right one for your data
  • Data visualization techniques for common industry use cases
  • Innovative ideas and examples for data visualization
  • Tools and libraries for data visualization, beyond matplotlib and seaborn.

Whether you are a seasoned data scientist or a decision maker looking to better understand the insights provided by your data science team, “Mastering Data Visualization” will be an essential guide for anyone looking to create effective data visualizations.

We are open to other topics if you are interested to learn more! Simply leave a comment or reach out through below listed social channels.

Keep an eye out for its release later this year!

Happy practicing!

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