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Introduction
Kelly Fincham
1. Introduction to data journalism
2. Future directions in data
3. Developing Story Ideas
Case study: 6 story ideas from Lancet Health and Climate Change report
Naseem S. Miller
10 simple data errors that can ruin an investigation
Rowan Philp
Math basics for journalists: Working with averages and percentages
Leighton Walter Kille
4. Addressing journalistic innumeracy and math phobia: A sequence of resources to sharpen your mind
5. Data sources
Need US government data? Get to know TRAC at Syracuse University
Clark Merrefield
Importing html tables via Google
6. Fundamentals of Data Visualisation
7. Mapping gun ownership in the US
8. How not to publish a map (!)
Case study: Importing data via csv files into Google's My Maps tool
Case study: Using data for maps (2)
Case study: Using data for maps (1)
Appendix
Fundamentals of Data Visualisation chapter to come
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