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A full-day course covering the key concepts of how to tell the story of your data with truthful and compelling visualizations that are customized to the intended audience. The course will cover how to design and create impactful charts, graphs, and other information visualizations in Microsoft Excel in order to effectively communicate critical analysis to decision-makers, policymakers, and other key stakeholders. Click here for more information.

A full-day course covering the key concepts of how to leverage the R programming language for data analysis. The course will cover the basic syntax of R as it relates to performing basic exploratory data analysis, as well as how to create impactful charts, graphs, and other information visualizations using NYC Open Data for operational decision making. Click here for more information.

A one-day class teaching the basics needed to leverage a geographic information system (GIS) to clean, process, and visualize data. The class will introduce key concepts and skills necessary to use a GIS for data analysis, reinforcing the problem ideation and process mapping skills taught in “Developing the Data-Driven Mindset” and “Data Analytics for Managers”. Working collaboratively in small groups, participants will develop an analytical question they explore throughout the class, presenting their data story at the end of class…

A full-day course covering the key concepts of how to leverage the Python programming language for data analysis using open data. The course will cover the basic syntax of Python as it relates to performing basic exploratory data analysis, as well as how to create impactful charts, graphs, and other information visualizations using NYC Open Data for operational decision making. Click here for more information.

A full-day course covering the key concepts of how to leverage the R programming language for data analysis. The course will cover the basic syntax of R as it relates to performing basic exploratory data analysis, as well as how to create impactful charts, graphs, and other information visualizations using NYC Open Data for operational decision making. Click here for more information.

This course introduces manager and executive-level staff to the concepts of data-driven decision-making and managing the data-driven process. Participants will learn how to guide staff in the use of data for setting goals, defining objectives, and creating meaningful process maps. The class involves a hands-on exercise with open data and is intended to build data literacy and familiarity with the analytics process while also addressing the challenges and opportunities of doing more and better analysis in the context of city…

This course introduces manager and executive-level staff to the concepts of data-driven decision-making and managing the data-driven process. Participants will learn how to guide staff in the use of data for setting goals, defining objectives, and creating meaningful process maps. The class involves a hands-on exercise with open data and is intended to build data literacy and familiarity with the analytics process while also addressing the challenges and opportunities of doing more and better analysis in the context of city…

A full-day course covering the key concepts of how to tell the story of your data with truthful and compelling visualizations that are customized to the intended audience. The course will cover how to design and create impactful charts, graphs, and other information visualizations in Microsoft Excel in order to effectively communicate critical analysis to decision-makers, policymakers, and other key stakeholders. Click here for more information.