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oceanblue12345 t1_iyzb4c6 wrote

What software do you typically use for data visualisation? I’ve been using R to make a multi-panel figure containing a series of line graphs but was wondering if there was an easier way?

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kerver2 t1_izatzgj wrote

I use Power Bi and Excel's Power Pivot (because my company just looooves Excel). Power Bi is definitely more business oriented and more meant for interactive dashboards. But I just love the graphical interface of it. I am a programmer as well but just hitting buttons is so much easier when visualizing stuff. I think Python and R are definetely more powerful, versatile and customizable. But the ease of use of Power BI (and even Excel) as a visualisation tool are a big plus for me.

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oceanblue12345 t1_izdc3dm wrote

Thanks for the detailed reply! I need my figures to be publication quality for a scientific journal so I find excel doesn’t really meet that standard. I’m not familiar with Power Bi but will take a look!

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kerver2 t1_izddged wrote

I have recently posted a visualisation made with Power BI if you want to take a look. I think the standard look of power BI charts is not suited for scientific publications, but you can have a look nonetheless. It might be customizable enough.

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