With so many types of charts or graphs to choose from, how do you determine the most effective one to use to share your data? We will explore various families of charts – beyond the simple bar or line chart – that will allow you to compare categories, explore change over time, and examine distribution. We will also show you how to make these charts in Excel and Tableau.
data visualization
Introduction to Causal Inference and Directed Acyclic Graphs (Virtual Event)
This presentation will discuss causal inference and directed acyclic graphs. Participants will learn the difference between description, prediction, and causal inference as three distinct scientific tasks requiring distinct scientific methods. Additionally, participants will understand the main features of causal directed acyclic graphs and how they can be used to plan and interpret causal analysis and appreciate some of the challenges and implications of using directed acyclic graphs in applied research.
QMC Spring 2023 Speaker Series: Presentation by Stephen Gavazzi (Zoom)
Friday, March 10, 12:00pm – 1:00pm: Dr. Stephen Gavazzi, Director, Center for Human Resource Research (CHRR)
Title: Data and Samples Available Through CHRR at The Ohio State University: The National Longitudinal Studies, Ohio Longitudinal Data Archive, and the American Population Panel
Dr. Stephen Gavazzi
Stephen M. Gavazzi, Ph.D. is Director of CHRR at The Ohio State University, as well as a professor in the College of Education and Human Ecology at Ohio State. Dr. Gavazzi is responsible for the overall operations of CHRR, which serves as Ohio State’s center for data and survey excellence. His areas of expertise include a variety of topics within human development and family science (he is a trained marriage and family therapist), with a special emphasis on matters concerning families with adolescents. Professor Gavazzi also has a strong interest in issues surrounding higher education, including leadership, campus-community relationships, and the mission of land-grant universities. His latest book (What’s Public About Public Higher Ed? published in 2021 by Johns Hopkins University Press) was based on survey data collected using CHRR’s American Population Panel.
About CHRR
CHRR at The Ohio State University supports two large longitudinal databases – the National Longitudinal Studies (NLS) and the Ohio Longitudinal Data Archive (OLDA) – as well as housing the American Population Panel (APP), a group of 45,000+ volunteer members who have agreed to participate in social science and health related studies for research purposes. CHRR Director Steve Gavazzi will present information on these databases and related research tools that are available to researchers and policymakers through Ohio State’s center for survey and data excellence.
Learn more about Dr. Gavazzi by visiting his OSU directory page, as well as his CHRR page.
Introduction to Data Visualization (Virtual Event)
Join our Data Visualization Specialist, Brian Wisniewski, for a virtual workshop on the basics of Data Visualization. Hosted by the Research Commons, this workshop will break down what data visualization is and why it is important. Examples, tips, tools (Overviewing R, Tableau, Excel), and resources will be shared, with the aim of enabling participants to realize data visualization in their own lives. Join us to broaden your outlook on what data viz is and what it can do for you!
Q&A on the NIH Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy (Virtual Event)
Do you have questions about the new NIH Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy? This virtual office-hours style event features representatives from six campus offices with expertise in different areas impacted by the DMS policy.
Experts from each area will host a breakout room and participants are encouraged to drop in each room with their questions and actively participate in the discussions. Questions may also be submitted in advance through the registration form or by contacting datamanagement@osu.edu.
Areas represented include:
- NIH DMS Policy 101
- What to share and where to share it
- How to write a DMS plan with DMPTool
- Proposal preparation and budgeting for allowable data costs
- Special topics
- Sharing human research participant data
- Secure data storage
- Intellectual property and commercialization
This event is ideal for researchers and teams who currently receive NIH funding or may apply in the future, as well as staff who support NIH-funded researchers. Registration is required, but participants are welcome to come and go as their time allows during the 90-minute session.
Can’t make the Q&A event? Send your questions to datamanagement@osu.edu and check out the Ohio State NIH DMS Policy Guide for the latest updates. This event will not be recorded.
About the NIH Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy
The policy will apply to all new funding applications on or after January 25, 2023 regardless of funding amount. Applicants must submit a DMS plan describing how they will make their data publicly available prior to the conclusion of the award period. Compliance with the submitted and accepted plan will be assessed and non-compliance can impact future funding.
This event is co-facilitated by:
University Libraries Research Commons
Health Sciences Library
Office of Innovation and Economic Development
Office of Responsible Research Practices
Office of Sponsored Programs
Office of Technology and Digital Innovation
GIS Day 2022
GIS Day is an annual event for students, staff, faculty, and the broader community to learn more about geographic information systems (GIS) and to celebrate the power of geospatial data, methods, and technologies for answering research questions and solving real-world problems.
Join us on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 for an in-person GIS Day program that will include:
- 11am – 12pm: A career panel featuring GIS professionals in academic, federal and local government, and private sector roles
- 12 – 1pm: An overview of the Ohio Geographically Referenced Information Program’s (OGRIP) resources and GIS support activities, presented by Executive Director Donovan Powers
- 1 – 2pm: A hands-on campus data collection activity using ArcGIS Field Maps, following a brief training session and demonstration (requires use of an Android or iOS mobile device)
- 2 – 3pm: A drone demonstration by Ohio State’s Facilities Information Technology Services enterprise GIS team (meet outside near the east entrance of the 18th Avenue Library)
A light lunch will be served beginning at 12pm.
GIS Day 2022 is a free program and was co-organized by partners representing the CFAES Knowledge Exchange, Center for Urban and Regional Analysis, Department of Geography, Facilities Information Technology Services, and University Libraries. If you have questions about GIS Day, please email Joshua Sadvari (Geospatial Information Librarian) at sadvari.1@osu.edu.
Introduction to Tableau for Data Visualization Webinar
Tableau is a data visualization program that offers both quick and flexible methods of visualizing your data in a variety of ways, including through interactive dashboards. Offering ways to explore your dataset as well as explain it, Tableau combines ease of use and powerful options for engaging your audience with interesting visualizations. In this workshop participants will:
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- Learn about the different types of Tableau that exist and how to access the program (for free)
- Discover the Tableau interface and learn how to import and connect data to Tableau itself
- Explore how to quickly visualize data with different chart types (line and bar charts, scatter plots, maps and more) and through dashboards (adding some interactivity between visualizations)
- Learn how to format and make adjustments to titles, axis titles, colors, marks and shapes and more
- Export Tableau visualization for use in other tools and programs like PowerPoint and Adobe Illustrator
- Interact with other resources like Tableau Public’s Gallery and knowledge bank to learn about Tableau beyond this workshop
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Who: Ohio State Graduate Students, Professional Students, Postdocs
When: Tuesday, March 1, 2022, 1 – 2 p.m.
Where: Virtual (a Zoom link will be included in the registration confirmation email)
Please note this workshop is capped at 30 participants. Please only sign-up if you can attend. This workshop will allow for hands-on participation. Participants will need to download free Tableau Public software or have the Tableau Desktop Student/Teacher version installed on their device prior to the workshop.
Introduction to Data Visualization Webinar
Register: https://library.osu.edu/researchcommons/event/introduction-to-data-visualization
Data visualization (or data viz for short) has rapidly developed into a huge area of interest for a broad group of users including researchers, businesses and anyone looking to effectively communicate a large amount of information to a specific audience. If you have a research question that utilizes data, data visualization and its associated tools can help you analyze and make sense of the information you have gathered. In this presentation, participants will:
- Be introduced to what data visualization is and why it is both an important and relevant skill to learn
- Learn more about the types of data visualizations available to choose from and reasons for using specific types of visualizations
- Take a look at resources available for learning more about different types of data visualizations and how to create them
- Explore some of the tools used to create data visualizations in a variety of fields
- Watch a video showcasing what a great visualization and presentation can look like
- Gain some useful tips on how to better design your next visualization
- Find out what The Ohio State University Libraries has to offer in terms of data visualization support.
Who: Ohio State Graduate Students, Professional Students, Postdocs
When: Wednesday, February 16, 2022, 1 – 2 p.m.
Where: Virtual (a Zoom link will be included in the registration confirmation email)
R Workshop
When: Nov. 15-16, 8:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m.
Where: TDAI Partner Zone, 301 Pomerene Hall
This workshop spans two mornings. In the first session, you will learn how to get started in R and Rstudio and session covers basic R functionality: objects, functions, vectors, and various data operations. During the second session, you will learn about some of the statistical functions built into R, and get an introduction to Data Visualization in R. This workshop will be held in person in Pomerene Hall.
Participants should have a computer (PC or Mac) with R / R Studio installed or sign up for a free account at the Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) or rstudio.cloud.
The cost for this workshop is $50, and can be paid via credit card or a Workday requisition (internal vendor: Translational Data Analytics Institute).
