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020			_a9781108714389
020			_a9781108494335
082			_a001.422 _bREY
084			_2Colon Classification
100			_aReyes, Jose Manuel Magallanes
245			_aData Visualization for Social and Policy Research: _bA Step-by-Step Approach Using R and Python / _cby Jose Manuel Magallanes Reyes
260			_aCambridge: _bUniversity Press. _c2022.
300			_aVI, 285 P.
520			_aAll social and policy researchers need to synthesize data into a visual representation. Producing good visualizations combines creativity and technique. This book teaches the techniques and basics to produce a variety of visualizations, allowing readers to communicate data and analyses in a creative and effective way. Visuals for tables, time series, maps, text, and networks are carefully explained and organized, showing how to choose the right plot for the type of data being analysed and displayed. Examples are drawn from public policy, public safety, education, political tweets, and public health. The presentation proceeds step by step, starting from the basics, in the programming languages R and Python so that readers learn the coding skills while simultaneously becoming familiar with the advantages and disadvantages of each visualization. No prior knowledge of either Python or R is required. Code for all the visualizations are available from the book's website.
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