Visualization Tools
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Data Visualization is the technique of fitting data into different interactive visuals to derive a better understanding. With Machine Learning, understanding big data is a huge concern. Visualizing the data is useful to infer its properties. Software such as Tableau and Power BI are equipped with several functionalities to easily visualize big data using different chart types (Figure 5-12).
Tableau: Through data exploration and discovery, Tableau software quickly extracts insights from data and presents them in understandable formats. It doesn’t require excellent programming skills and can be easily installed on all kinds of devices. While a little script must be written, most operations are done by drag and drop.
Power BI: It is a web-based service by Microsoft. This tool is flexible in handling multiple data sources such as SQL, Excel spreadsheets or cloud-based storage. It provides an easy user interface with simple drag and drop options to sort through and compare data. It provides a huge variety of visualizations to test with big data. It can easily integrate with other platforms such as R, Python or Database management softwares.
Python Visualization: Libraries such a Matplotlib, Seaborn, Pandas and Plotly. Matplotlib is a low-level package whereas Pandas visualization built upon it offers better tools. Matplotlib can create neat 2D plots and also provides limited 3D graphic support. Seaborn can be used to create statistical graphics. Plotly offers functions that help create interactive plots.
R Visualization: The ggplot library in R is a highly useful tool for visualizing data. It offers a variety of options such as Scatter plot, Histogram, Bar charts, Box plots, Area charts, Heat maps and Correlograms. This library is simple to use with several features to visualize data effectively.