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An introduction to visualising data using choropleth maps

An introduction to visualising data using maps

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In this video you will learn: 1) How you can use maps to visualise data to enhance your journalism 2) What different types of maps can you use to visualise data 3) What tools can I use to create map visualisations

In this lesson you will learn:

1. How you can use maps to visualise data to enhance your journalism

2. What different types of maps can you use to visualise data

3. What tools can I use to create map visualisations

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