Plotting in Python with Vega-Altair [Winter Vis Series]
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Date: 3 February 2026 @ 10:00 - 12:00
Timezone: Pacific Daylight Time
Language of instruction: English
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Speaker: Pier-Luc St-Onge (McGill Univ.)
Abstract: How can you uncover the hidden trends in your thousands of data rows? This workshop teaches you how to create interactive charts from your tabular data. You'll master histograms, time series plots, distributions, and multi-faceted graphs to transform your tables into impactful visualizations.
Outline:
- Creating interactive charts with Altair
- Building a figure step-by-step using a grammar of graphics
- Visualizing time series and data distributions
- Creating multiple facets in a single figure
Keywords: Python, Programming, Interactive plots, Grammar of graphics
Keywords: Python, Programming, Visualization
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