a simple guide to making figures that don't suck

Data runs our world and communicating data has a real impact on our daily lives. However, so many of the data visualisations we see are flawed, ineffective, or outright wrong - and this has consequences. But how do you make a good graph?

In this video, I talk through the steps you should take to go from having a dataset, to a complete figure that is simple, uncluttered and accessible. I talk in general terms, though there is a bit of a bias towards the sciences, and this is totally software agnostic (though I do mention common python libraries).

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Hi, I'm Thomas, a first year PhD student at Cardiff University. This is my channel where I share my experiences of academia and pieces of Physics and Astronomy I find interesting.
If you enjoy videos from Simon Clark, Dr Becky or Ruby Granger, I think you'll enjoy my videos!