Advanced Infographics

Are you interested in making better infographics?

This includes topics such as:

framing your problem and working with data
statistics
data exploration and analysis
statistical software. It does not matter if you work in SAS, SPlus, SPSS, or R – make sure you understand what statistical software can do for you.

There are several ways you can create interactive infographics:

Creating from scratch: HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, Flash
Using a visualization tool: almost all of the existing infographic tools these days allow for some interactivity (visme, piktochart, infoactive etc.)
Using a presentation tool that you are already familiar with : PowerPoint, Google Presentation, Prezi etc.

Sample Interactive Infographics

Google Public Data Explorer
Google Public Data Explorer has a limited data set the list of official data providers (includes the OECD Factbook, HealthMap.org by the Harvard Medical School, Statistics Canada, and World Resources Institute) is easy to find.
IBM Many Eyes
IBM Many Eyes contains a large variety of data sets – try the “health” tag (under Popular Tags). Sources include the CIA World Factbook, The Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program, WHO, OASIS, Canada Institute of Health Information, Gapminder).

Visualization Tools

Places to Find Open / Public Data Sets

re3data.org: Registry of Research Data Repositories
Canadian Open Data Institute: Open Data in Canada
University of Toronto Libraries: Open Data
To find any government open data portals and initiatives, simply use Google to search for: government open data <add the country of interest>