7VISUALIZING YOUR DATA

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So far you’ve learned how to collect, process, and crunch data from social media. The next step of data analysis is to harness the power of visualizations to make better sense of your findings.

Visualizations are effective ways to understand data almost instantly. A chart, for instance, can help us grasp how our data behaves over time. A color-coded spreadsheet can deliver a clear picture of the range of values in a data set.

In this chapter, we’ll discuss how to use visualizations with the Twitter bot data we analyzed in the previous chapter. We’ll use charting tools and visual formatting in Google Sheets to gain a deeper ...

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