how to collect data to create visualizations & infographics

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Data Visualization Vs. Infographic

Visualizing the Great Migration, Metrocosm. Infographic Credit: Wilson Center.

Where do I start?1.Public Data2.Website Analytics3.Social Media Reports4.Polls, Surveys & Sales

Data5.Libraries

1.Public DataWWW.DATA.GOV WWW.IPUMS.ORG

Official unemployment rate by county, 2007-2014, Metrocosm

2. Website Analytics

SQUARESPACE cover page Analytics

Infographic Credit: 2011 Web Analytics Review, Kissmetrics

3. Social Media Reports

Facebook Analytics: Gender, location, total Facebook population Infographic Credit:

What @RedSox Fans Look Like on Twitter, Marketing Land

4. Audience Polls, Surveys, Sales Data JUST ASK!Google Forms

Survey Monkey

Survey GizmoQualtrics

Infographic Credit: The National Retail Federation Infographic Credit: Cadbury Joy of Giving Poll

5. Federal, State, & Public Libraries Online Databases

Curated WebsitesDirectories to Data

Ask A Librarianwww.usa.gov/libraries

Tips for Data Analysis1. Check if source is reliable (and attribute it

properly!)2. Vet the conclusions you’re drawing from the data3. “Correlation does not imply causation”4. Let the data speak for itself

Visit Metrocosm for suggested Data Visualization Tools and Learning Resources:

www.metrocosm.com/data-visualization-resources

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Country-to-country net migration (2010-2015)

Two Centuries of US Immigration (Since 1820)

The History of Urbanization, 3700 BC - 2000AD

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