MATLAB for Data Processing and Visualization

Use MATLAB® to create custom visualizations and automate data analysis tasks like the processing, analysis, and visualization of data. Enhance your data processing skills and create informative visualizations.

Course modules

Getting Started

Overview of the content covered.

Lessons:
  • Course Overview
  • Importing Weather Event Data from a Text File

Graphics Functions

Customize plot types for 2-D visualization.

Lessons:
  • Customizing a Variety of Vector Visualizations
  • Comparing Data in Columns
  • Review - Graphics Formatting Functions

Customizing Graphics Objects

Create sophisticated visualizations using MATLAB graphics objects.

Lessons:
  • Course Example - Visualizing Weather Events
  • Modifying Graphics Properties
  • Customizing Multiple Graphics Objects on an Axis
  • The Graphics Object Hierarchy
  • Review - Customizing Graphics Objects

Defining Categories of Data

Import data from a text file and organize it using categories.

Lessons:
  • Categories and Set Operations
  • Discretizing Continuous Data
  • Review - Defining Categories of Data

Analyzing Groups within Data

Identify group within the data and analyze them.

Lessons:
  • Calculations on Groups in a Dataset
  • Organize Aggregated Data by Grouping Variable
  • Review - Analyzing Groups within Data

Importing Data from Multiple Files

Read large data stored in multiple files.

Lessons:
  • Course Example - Importing Hurricane Data from Multiple Files
  • Creating Datastores
  • Modifying Datastore Properties
  • Importing Data into MATLAB
  • Importing Data Types Directly
  • Skipping Columns of Data
  • Merging Data
  • Review - Importing Data from Multiple Files

Review Project

An exercise that brings together data importing, processing, and visualization.

Lessons:
  • Project - Vehicle Fuel Efficiency 2

Images and 3-D Surface Plots

Plotting irregularly spaced data.

Lessons:
  • Making Grids
  • Interpolating Scattered Data
  • Visualizing Surfaces
  • Colormaps and Indexed Colors
  • Creating Indexed-Color Images
  • Review - Images and 3-D Surface Plots

Importing Unstructured Data

Importing blocks of data into MATLAB.

Lessons:
  • Course Example - Importing Australian Temperature Data
  • Low-Level File IO
  • Importing a Block of Formatted Data
  • Processing Data in Blocks
  • Review - Importing Unstructured Data

Conclusion

Learn next steps and give feedback on the course.

Lessons:
  • Additional Resources
  • Survey

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