14. Solution to Exercise 4
DSTND Course4 Lesson3 Exercise4 Solution
Challenge Exercise
Now that you have been shown how to create a bubble chart in Flourish, here is a challenge exercise for you. Try creating a different type of chart in Flourish using any of the other chart templates in Flourish. For instance, try creating a Horserace chart or using the Bar chart race template.
As you work on these other charts, pay attention to how the data is structured in the sample visualization, and create a version of this chart using the data provided for the exercises in this lesson.
For example, you might want to create an animated bar chart that shows the countries that have the highest GDP per capita over time, such as in this project.
Restructuring the data for each chart template
As you take on this exercise you will notice that restructuring the data is an important, and often the most time-consuming, aspect of building data visualizations. Each type of chart template requires the data to be structured differently. Sometimes you need to transform the data, create pivot tables.
If you are a veteran data analyst or data scientist, this will not be new to you. However, if you need some additional resources on data transformations, here are links to some Udacity courses videos that can walk you through the data transformation lessons. Keep in mind, these are part of other courses.