Visualize this : the FlowingData guide to design, visualization, and statistics
Title:
Visualize this : the FlowingData guide to design, visualization, and statistics
Author:
Yau, Nathan.
ISBN:
9780470944882
9781118140246
9781118140260
9781118140253
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Publication Information:
Indianapolis, Ind. : Wiley Pub., ©2011.
Physical Description:
xxvi, 358 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm
Contents:
Telling stories with data. More than numbers ; What to look for ; Design -- Handling data. Gather data ; Formatting data -- Choosing tools to visualize data. Out-of-the-box visualization ; Programming ; Illustration ; Mapping ; Survey your options -- Visualizing patterns over time. What to look for over time ; Discrete points in time ; Continuous data -- Visualizing proportions. What to look for in proportions ; Parts of a whole ; Proportions over time -- Visualizing relationships. What relationships to look for ; Correlation ; Distribution ; Comparison -- Spotting differences. What to look for ; Comparing across multiple variables ; Reducing dimensions ; Searching for outliers -- Visualizing spatial relationships. What to look for ; Specific locations ; Regions ; Over space and time -- Designing with a purpose. Prepare yourself ; Prepare your readers ; Visual cues ; Good visualization.
Abstract:
Presents information on ways to present data with visual representations, covering such topics as data sources, visualization tools, proportions, and spatial relationships.
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Electronic Access:
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