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Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781118462195
Year: 2013
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc (US)
Pages: 320
Description:
A fresh look at visualization from the author of Visualize
This
Whether it's statistical charts, geographic maps, or the snappy
graphical statistics you see on your favorite news sites, the art
of data graphics or visualization is fast becoming a movement of
its own. In Data Points: Visualization That Means Something,
author Nathan Yau presents an intriguing complement to his
bestseller Visualize This, this time focusing on the
graphics side of data analysis. Using examples from art, design,
business, statistics, cartography, and online media, he explores
both standard-and not so standard-concepts and ideas about
illustrating data.
Shares intriguing ideas from Nathan Yau, author of Visualize
This and creator of flowingdata.com, with over 66,000
subscribers
Focuses on visualization, data graphics that help viewers see
trends and patterns they might not otherwise see in a table
Includes examples from the author's own illustrations, as well
as from professionals in statistics, art, design, business,
computer science, cartography, and more
Examines standard rules across all visualization applications,
then explores when and where you can break those rules
Create visualizations that register at all levels, with Data
Points: Visualization That Means Something.
ISBN: 9781118462195
Year: 2013
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc (US)
Pages: 320
Description:
A fresh look at visualization from the author of Visualize
This
Whether it's statistical charts, geographic maps, or the snappy
graphical statistics you see on your favorite news sites, the art
of data graphics or visualization is fast becoming a movement of
its own. In Data Points: Visualization That Means Something,
author Nathan Yau presents an intriguing complement to his
bestseller Visualize This, this time focusing on the
graphics side of data analysis. Using examples from art, design,
business, statistics, cartography, and online media, he explores
both standard-and not so standard-concepts and ideas about
illustrating data.
Shares intriguing ideas from Nathan Yau, author of Visualize
This and creator of flowingdata.com, with over 66,000
subscribers
Focuses on visualization, data graphics that help viewers see
trends and patterns they might not otherwise see in a table
Includes examples from the author's own illustrations, as well
as from professionals in statistics, art, design, business,
computer science, cartography, and more
Examines standard rules across all visualization applications,
then explores when and where you can break those rules
Create visualizations that register at all levels, with Data
Points: Visualization That Means Something.