Data Points Visualization That Means Something

Name: Data Points Visualization That Means Something
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ISBN: 9781118462195

ISBN-10: 111846219X

ISBN-13: 9781118462195

Edition: 2013

Authors: Nathan Yau

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A fresh look at visualization from the author of Visualize ThisWhether 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. Intriguing ideas from Nathan Yau, author of Visualize This…

Book details

List price: $39.99
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/15/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 7.75" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English



Introduction



Understanding Data


What Data Represents


Variability


Uncertainty


Context


Wrapping Up



Visualization: The Medium


Analysis and Exploration


Information Graphics and Presentation


Entertainment


Data Art


The Everyday


Wrapping Up



Representing Data


Visualization Components


Putting It Together


Wrapping Up



Exploring Data Visually


Process


Visualizing Categorical Data


Visualizing Time Series Data


Visualizing Spatial Data


Multiple Variables


Distributions


Wrapping Up



Visualizing with Clarity


Visual Hierarchy


Readability


Highlighting


Annotation


Do the Math


Wrapping Up



Designing for an Audience


Common Misconceptions


Present Data to People


Things to Consider


Putting It Together


Wrapping Up


Where to Go from Here


Visualization Tools


Programming


Illustration


Statistics


Wrapping Up


Index