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Five Advanced Data Visualizations All Data Scientists Should Know

Expand your arsenal of data skills and tools with these visualizations

Terence Shin, MSc, MBA
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8 min readJul 5, 2022

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While everyone glorifies machine learning models and intricate neural networks, many forget the immense value that one can get from building a powerful data visualization. And I’m not talking about basic visualizations like line graphs and bar charts.

In this article, I’m going to share with you five powerful data visualizations that you should know how to build because they are extremely powerful and well-received by executives. With that said, let’s dive into it!

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1. Cohort Chart

What is a cohort chart?

A cohort chart is a tool that allows you to measure how different groups of users perform over time. I’ll particularly be referring to time-based cohort charts, which groups users by timeframes. Below is an example of a cohort chart:

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Terence Shin, MSc, MBA
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