Data & Statistics: Data Visualization

David McCandless turns complex data sets (like worldwide military spending, media buzz, Facebook status updates) into beautiful, simple diagrams that tease out unseen patterns and connections.

Create diagrams online with real time collaboration.

Canva is a free online tool where you can design and build your own graphics. It has plenty of stock images and templates to choose from.

Flowcharts- Business Process, Process, Data Flow charts
Mind maps
Wireframes- calendars, twitter, blogs
UML- Server and Network Plan- great for information systems students
Swat Analysis Charts

A digital library offering links to the worlds best Infographics on the web.

A great website for creating mind maps.

Explore, submit and create infographics and visualizations (for a fee).

Beautiful word clouds created from text you provide.

Infographics can be a great way to communicate a large amount of information in a visually interesting way. This Lynda Tutorial describes how to best organize, layer, and design infographics for maximum impact.

An article from ComputerWorld detailing various free tools and what they can do.

Neat tool for exploring the health and wealth of nations.

Search for your topic of interest and you'll be returned statistical results from organizations and institutions.

Build charts using Google's Charts API.

Visualize and Share Your Data in Minutes—For Free.

Create word clouds based on websites, RSS feeds, twitter feeds, news, and searches. Note: The website doesn't work well in Chrome.

The online chart building tool.