Data Visualizations with Plotly
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Data Visualizations with Plotly
This course is part of Data Visualization with Excel and Python Specialization
Instructor: Madecraft
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Build interactive Plotly charts, from statistical distributions and geographic maps to sunburst charts and Sankey diagrams.
Deploy a Dash web application that lets stakeholders drive your data visualizations directly in a browser, with no Python required on their end.
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There are 6 modules in this course
Data science projects live or die on communication. Without clear, compelling visuals, even the most rigorous analysis gets ignored, misread, or shelved. Plotly gives Python practitioners a direct path from raw numbers to interactive, publication-quality charts that stakeholders can interpret and act on, all without leaving Python.
You'll build a full command of Plotly's visualization library: from basic line, bar, and scatter charts to statistical distributions, 3D plots, geographic maps, sunburst diagrams, and Sankey flows. Along the way, you'll configure figures using both Plotly Express and Graph Objects, add interactive controls like sliders and dropdown menus, combine charts into subplots, and deploy a Dash dashboard that brings all your visuals together in one shareable application. By the end of this course, you'll produce a full suite of interactive, presentation-ready data visualizations in Python that communicate your findings with clarity and confidence to any stakeholder audience.
Your analyses are only as powerful as your ability to share them with the people who need them. In this module, you'll survey Plotly's chart library, map its capabilities to your visualization needs, and produce your first interactive chart using Plotly Express.
What's included
3 videos1 reading1 assignment
3 videosβ’Total 5 minutes
- Why Data Visualization Is Critical to Data Science Successβ’1 minute
- What Is Plotly?β’1 minute
- Getting Started with Plotlyβ’2 minutes
1 readingβ’Total 10 minutes
- The Communication Gap That Breaks Data Science Projectsβ’10 minutes
1 assignmentβ’Total 10 minutes
- From Setup to Stakeholder: Your First Interactive Chartsβ’10 minutes
Your chart is only as impactful as your ability to customize and share it on your terms. In this module, you'll configure Plotly figure attributes using update_layout and magic underscore syntax, choose between Plotly Express and Graph Objects for each use case, and export your visuals as interactive HTML files ready to share with any audience.
What's included
3 videos1 reading2 assignments
3 videosβ’Total 11 minutes
- Introduction to the Figure in Plotlyβ’3 minutes
- Plotly Express vs. Graph Objectsβ’3 minutes
- Making Charts and Sharing Your Workβ’5 minutes
1 readingβ’Total 10 minutes
- Two APIs, One Library: Choosing the Right Plotly Interface for Your Projectβ’10 minutes
2 assignmentsβ’Total 20 minutes
- Choosing Between Plotly Express and Graph_Objectsβ’10 minutes
- Beyond the Chart: Configuring and Sharing Plotly Figuresβ’10 minutes
Your data tells a story, but the chart type you choose determines whether your audience can read it. In this module, you'll build line, bar, scatter, and bubble charts with Plotly Express, apply statistical charts to reveal distribution patterns in your data, and extend your toolkit to interactive 3D visualizations that give your audience a new perspective on multi-dimensional relationships.
What's included
3 videos1 reading2 assignments
3 videosβ’Total 17 minutes
- Basic Charts with Plotlyβ’6 minutes
- Statistical Charts with Plotlyβ’8 minutes
- 3D Plotting with Plotlyβ’3 minutes
1 readingβ’Total 10 minutes
- Don't Just Count It: How Statistical Visualization Changes What You See in Your Dataβ’10 minutes
2 assignmentsβ’Total 40 minutes
- Selecting the Right Statistical Chartβ’10 minutes
- Pick the Right Chart: From Basics to 3D in Plotlyβ’30 minutes
Your most memorable data stories are often told by chart types your colleagues have never seen before. In this module, you'll build three of Plotly's most striking specialized chart types: geographic maps that display location-based data on interactive backgrounds, sunburst charts that reveal proportions within hierarchical data, and Sankey diagrams that trace flows between sequential states.
What's included
3 videos1 reading1 assignment
3 videosβ’Total 13 minutes
- Mapping with Plotlyβ’4 minutes
- Creating a Sunburst Graphβ’4 minutes
- Creating a Sankey Diagramβ’5 minutes
1 readingβ’Total 10 minutes
- When a Pie Chart Isn't Enough: Making Hierarchy Visible with Sunburst Chartsβ’10 minutes
1 assignmentβ’Total 10 minutes
- Maps, Hierarchies, and Flows: Plotly's Most Striking Chartsβ’10 minutes
Your visualizations become tools when your audience can interact with them. In this module, you'll add dropdown menus and button controls to individual Plotly figures, combine multiple charts into a unified subplot layout, and package your visuals into a live Dash web application that users can drive directly from a browser.
What's included
3 videos1 reading2 assignments
3 videosβ’Total 9 minutes
- Creating Dropdowns and Buttonsβ’3 minutes
- Creating Subplotsβ’4 minutes
- Creating Dashboards with Dashβ’2 minutes
1 readingβ’Total 10 minutes
- One Canvas, Many Stories: When and How to Use Subplots in Plotlyβ’10 minutes
2 assignmentsβ’Total 20 minutes
- Configuring Buttons and Sliders in Plotlyβ’10 minutes
- Interactive Controls, Subplots, and Dash: Building the Full Stackβ’10 minutes
What's included
1 video1 assignment
1 videoβ’Total 1 minute
- Your path forward using Plotlyβ’1 minute
1 assignmentβ’Total 30 minutes
- From Figure to Application: Your Plotly Skills in Practiceβ’30 minutes
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