I said this in class, but I never posted anything about it…
Tableau is data visualization software that makes it fast to put together charts and diagrams from data (especially if what you want is a standard chart type). It is particularly good for trying out different views of data.
Tableau has generously donated licenses to their software for use in this class.
We have enough keys such that everyone in class can have one if they want. If you want a key, contact Chih-Ching (for now, we might find a better way to distribute keys in the future).
We will take time in class (on March 1st) to look at Tableau. It is a really useful tool for Design Challenge 1 (which will be announced soon).