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What software can you recommend that is flexible enough to allow novices to experiment with Tufte-esque graphics? How about other resources/books/etc that get after the 'how' to follow this book's convincing and excellent 'why?'

Gautam Doshi Try Python. Coursera also has some great courses on it. Plus, Python is free - unlike softwares like Tableau. Python has a massive support system and …moreTry Python. Coursera also has some great courses on it. Plus, Python is free - unlike softwares like Tableau. Python has a massive support system and is open source as well.

If you wanted mere 'drag and drop' options, there are several tools online that could possibly help you visualize the data set of your choice but I think those tools will consider fairly simpler data. (less)

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