Data Storytelling with Altair and AI 289715

Take the fast track to amazing data presentations! Data Storytelling with Altair and AI introduces a stack of useful tools and tried-and-tested methodologies that will rapidly increase your productivity, streamline the visualization process, and leave your audience inspired.

In Data Storytelling with Altair and AI you’ll discover:

Data Storytelling with Altair and AI teaches you how to turn raw data into effective, insightful data stories. You’ll learn exactly what goes into an effective data story, then combine your Python data skills with the Altair library and AI tools to rapidly create amazing visualizations. Your bosses and decision-makers will love your new presentations—and you’ll love how quick Generative AI makes the whole process!

Every dataset tells a story. After you’ve cleaned, crunched, and organized the raw data, it’s your job to share its story in a way that connects with your audience. Python’s Altair data visualization library, combined with generative AI tools like Copilot and ChatGPT, provide an amazing toolbox for transforming numbers, code, text, and graphics into intuitive data presentations.

Data Storytelling with Altair and AI teaches you how to build enhanced data visualizations using these tools. The book uses hands-on examples to build powerful narratives that can inform, inspire, and motivate. It covers the Altair data visualization library, along with AI techniques like generating text with ChatGPT, creating images with DALL-E, and Python coding with Copilot. You’ll learn by practicing with each interesting data story, from tourist arrivals in Portugal to population growth in the USA to fake news, salmon aquaculture, and more.

For data analysts and data scientists experienced with Python. No previous knowledge of Altair or Generative AI required.

1 Introducing data storytelling

2 Running your first data story in Altair and GitHub Copilot

3 Reviewing the basic concepts of Altair

4 Generative AI tools for data storytelling

5 Crafting a data story using the DIKW pyramid

6 From data to information: Extracting insights

7 From information to knowledge: Building textual context

8 From information to knowledge: Building the visual context

9 From knowledge to wisdom: Adding next steps

10 Common issues while using generative AI

11 Publishing the data story

A Technical requirements

B Python pandas DataFrameC Other chart types