1. Desktop visualisation software comparison
Excel 2016
Power BI
Tableau Academic
* Free to enrolled staff and students
* Is familiar to many
* Creates charts without hassle
* 2016 can also do mapping and more advanced ‘Power Queries’
* Free to enrolled staff and students
* Can import data from more sources than Excel
* Can make interactive dashboards comprising multiple charts tables and maps * A bit easier to use than Tableau, perhaps
* PC Only
* Free to enrolled staff and students
* Can import data from more sources than Excel
* Can make interactive dashboards comprising multiple charts tables and maps
* A bit harder to use than Power Bi but more configurable, perhaps
* Mac and PC