SOCI 046B. Data Visualization (M)

Data visualization provides one of the most powerful ways to understand and communicate patterns in the social world. They say a picture tells a thousand words; when done well, images can help us understand and remember complex patterns at a glance. In this class you will learns about the properties of effective data visualization and apply them to survey data. Surveys can tell us about who supports the president, how levels of religiosity vary across the world or across time, the income rewards of a college education, and more. You will use survey data to examine (some of) *your* questions about the social world and design visuals to effectively communicate your answers.
Methods Course.
Prerequisite: Basic familiarity with one or more of the following: survey data (datasets, variables), Stata, R, or probability/inference.
If you have taken SOCI 016B, Econ 031, and/or Stat 11, you are prepared enough to take this class.
Social sciences.
One laboratory per week.
1 credit.
Catalog chapter: Sociology and Anthropology
Department website: https://www.swarthmore.edu/sociology-anthropology

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