Analyze Trends in Data Over Time
Explore how to analyze trends in population and GDP over time by working with the Gapminder dataset. Learn to organize time series data, handle large-scale values, and narrow your analysis to focused subsets like the United States. Discover best practices for creating clear, interpretable line plots that support effective data storytelling.
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Now let's use the Gapminder dataset to learn how to analyze trends over time and answer the following question:
What do trends in population and GDP Per Capita look like for each year?
Analyzing population trends over time
Let's begin with population. We'll start by plotting a simple line plot with our x-axis as year and y-axis as pop ...