Many quantitative and qualitative software packages offered at Boston College have data visualization tools available within the software.
This page lists the major statistical software packages supported by BC and some detailed descriptions of the tools.
For researcher information about access to the software go to Research Services: Software Supporting Research
For assistance email Data Services or contact the Digital Scholarship team.
Boston College students have access to ArcGIS, a premier geographic information systems software for mapping and graphs. Boston College has a GIS data collection which focuses on demographics and business information, however, most data with a geographic component can be mapped. Many government agencies also provide free interactive mapping and graphing in addition to free GIS data collections in many fields. For information about our GIS data collection, services and support see the research guide below or contact Data Services.