Envisioning Information

Envisioning Information
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 356
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ISBN-10 : 0961392118
ISBN-13 : 9780961392116
Rating : 4/5 (18 Downloads)

Synopsis Envisioning Information by : Edward R. Tufte

Escaping flatland -- Micro/macro readings -- Layering and separation -- Small multiples -- Color and information -- Narratives and space and time -- Epilogue.

How Charts Lie: Getting Smarter about Visual Information

How Charts Lie: Getting Smarter about Visual Information
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Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages : 273
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ISBN-10 : 9781324001577
ISBN-13 : 1324001577
Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Synopsis How Charts Lie: Getting Smarter about Visual Information by : Alberto Cairo

A leading data visualization expert explores the negative—and positive—influences that charts have on our perception of truth. Today, public conversations are increasingly driven by numbers. While charts, infographics, and diagrams can make us smarter, they can also deceive—intentionally or unintentionally. To be informed citizens, we must all be able to decode and use the visual information that politicians, journalists, and even our employers present us with each day. Demystifying an essential new literacy for our data-driven world, How Charts Lie examines contemporary examples ranging from election result infographics to global GDP maps and box office record charts, as well as an updated afterword on the graphics of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Storytelling with Data

Storytelling with Data
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 284
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ISBN-10 : 9781119002260
ISBN-13 : 1119002265
Rating : 4/5 (60 Downloads)

Synopsis Storytelling with Data by : Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic

Don't simply show your data—tell a story with it! Storytelling with Data teaches you the fundamentals of data visualization and how to communicate effectively with data. You'll discover the power of storytelling and the way to make data a pivotal point in your story. The lessons in this illuminative text are grounded in theory, but made accessible through numerous real-world examples—ready for immediate application to your next graph or presentation. Storytelling is not an inherent skill, especially when it comes to data visualization, and the tools at our disposal don't make it any easier. This book demonstrates how to go beyond conventional tools to reach the root of your data, and how to use your data to create an engaging, informative, compelling story. Specifically, you'll learn how to: Understand the importance of context and audience Determine the appropriate type of graph for your situation Recognize and eliminate the clutter clouding your information Direct your audience's attention to the most important parts of your data Think like a designer and utilize concepts of design in data visualization Leverage the power of storytelling to help your message resonate with your audience Together, the lessons in this book will help you turn your data into high impact visual stories that stick with your audience. Rid your world of ineffective graphs, one exploding 3D pie chart at a time. There is a story in your data—Storytelling with Data will give you the skills and power to tell it!

Data Visualization

Data Visualization
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 292
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ISBN-10 : 9780691181622
ISBN-13 : 0691181624
Rating : 4/5 (22 Downloads)

Synopsis Data Visualization by : Kieran Healy

An accessible primer on how to create effective graphics from data This book provides students and researchers a hands-on introduction to the principles and practice of data visualization. It explains what makes some graphs succeed while others fail, how to make high-quality figures from data using powerful and reproducible methods, and how to think about data visualization in an honest and effective way. Data Visualization builds the reader’s expertise in ggplot2, a versatile visualization library for the R programming language. Through a series of worked examples, this accessible primer then demonstrates how to create plots piece by piece, beginning with summaries of single variables and moving on to more complex graphics. Topics include plotting continuous and categorical variables; layering information on graphics; producing effective “small multiple” plots; grouping, summarizing, and transforming data for plotting; creating maps; working with the output of statistical models; and refining plots to make them more comprehensible. Effective graphics are essential to communicating ideas and a great way to better understand data. This book provides the practical skills students and practitioners need to visualize quantitative data and get the most out of their research findings. Provides hands-on instruction using R and ggplot2 Shows how the “tidyverse” of data analysis tools makes working with R easier and more consistent Includes a library of data sets, code, and functions

Visual Function

Visual Function
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Publisher : 010 Publishers
Total Pages : 64
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ISBN-10 : 9064503036
ISBN-13 : 9789064503030
Rating : 4/5 (36 Downloads)

Synopsis Visual Function by : Paul Mijksenaar

Fundamentals of Data Visualization

Fundamentals of Data Visualization
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Publisher : O'Reilly Media
Total Pages : 390
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781492031055
ISBN-13 : 1492031054
Rating : 4/5 (55 Downloads)

Synopsis Fundamentals of Data Visualization by : Claus O. Wilke

Effective visualization is the best way to communicate information from the increasingly large and complex datasets in the natural and social sciences. But with the increasing power of visualization software today, scientists, engineers, and business analysts often have to navigate a bewildering array of visualization choices and options. This practical book takes you through many commonly encountered visualization problems, and it provides guidelines on how to turn large datasets into clear and compelling figures. What visualization type is best for the story you want to tell? How do you make informative figures that are visually pleasing? Author Claus O. Wilke teaches you the elements most critical to successful data visualization. Explore the basic concepts of color as a tool to highlight, distinguish, or represent a value Understand the importance of redundant coding to ensure you provide key information in multiple ways Use the book’s visualizations directory, a graphical guide to commonly used types of data visualizations Get extensive examples of good and bad figures Learn how to use figures in a document or report and how employ them effectively to tell a compelling story

Information is Beautiful

Information is Beautiful
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Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Total Pages : 258
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ISBN-10 : 9780007294664
ISBN-13 : 0007294662
Rating : 4/5 (64 Downloads)

Synopsis Information is Beautiful by : David McCandless

Miscellaneous facts and ideas are interconnected and represented in a visual format, a "visual miscellaneum," which represents "a series of experiments in making information approachable and beautiful" -- from p.007

Infographic Design

Infographic Design
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Publisher : Gingko Press
Total Pages : 240
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ISBN-10 : 394333063X
ISBN-13 : 9783943330632
Rating : 4/5 (3X Downloads)

Synopsis Infographic Design by : Sandu

Infographics and data visualization are graphic visual representations of information, data or knowledge intended to present information quickly, easily and clearly to the masses. This title will explore the basic knowledge of infographics and data visualization by explicating its history and the major types used. Fifteen well-selected masters and talents on data visualization will share their work in the book and tell us more about how they meet and handle information and data. It will serve as a great book for information designers and common readers who like visualizing information and analyzing data.

Visual Information

Visual Information
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Publisher : Educational Technology
Total Pages : 408
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0877782628
ISBN-13 : 9780877782629
Rating : 4/5 (28 Downloads)

Synopsis Visual Information by : Rune Pettersson

Advances in Visual Information Systems

Advances in Visual Information Systems
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 552
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ISBN-10 : 9783540400530
ISBN-13 : 3540400532
Rating : 4/5 (30 Downloads)

Synopsis Advances in Visual Information Systems by : Robert Laurini

Presently, in our world, visual information dominates. The turn of the millenium marks the age of visual information systems. Enabled by picture sensors of all kinds turning digital, visual information will not only enhance the value of existing information, it will also open up a new horizon of previously untapped information sources. There is a huge demand for visual information access from the consumer. As well, the handling of visual information is boosted by the rapid increase of hardware and Internet capabilities. Advanced technology for visual information systems is more urgently needed than ever before: not only new computational methods to retrieve, index, compress and uncover pictorial information, but also new metaphors to organize user interfaces. Also, new ideas and algorithms are needed which allow access to very large databases of digital pictures and videos. Finally we should not forget new systems with visual interfaces integrating the above components into new types of image, video or multimedia databases and hyperdocuments. All of these technologies will enable the construction of systems that are radically different from conventional information systems. Many novel issues will need to be addressed: query formulation for pictorial information, consistency management thereof, indexing and assessing the quality of these systems. Historically, the expression Visual Information Systems can be understood either as a system for image information or as visual system for any kind information.