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Functional Art An Introduction to Information Graphics and Visualization

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ISBN-10: 0321834739

ISBN-13: 9780321834737

Edition: 2013 (Revised)

Authors: Alberto Cairo

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In The Functional Art, instructor Alberto Cairo explains how information graphics and visualizations are cognitive tools that extend our perception and how we can use them to see beyond lists of numbers, variables, and phenomena to identify patterns and trends that would be invisible otherwise.The book is divided into four parts: Foundations, Cognition, Practice, and Interviews. Part 1 describes and explains the core concepts of data visualization creation including the different types of graphics used in data visualization and how, when, and why you should use them. Part 2 discusses the psychology of cognition and perception and how scientific findings over the past 30 years should change…    
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Book details

List price: $49.99
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Pearson Education
Publication date: 8/22/2012
Binding: Mixed Media
Pages: 384
Size: 7.10" wide x 8.90" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.826
Language: English