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Better data visualizations : a guide for scholars, researchers, and wonks

Jonathan Schwabish
New York : Columbia University Press, [2021]
xi, 449 pages ; 23 cm
Book

Location	Call number	Barcode	Status
English Collection	001.4/226	A1688824	Available

Summary
- "Now more than ever, content must be visual if it is to travel far. Readers everywhere are overwhelmed with a flow of data, news, and text. Visuals can cut through the noise and make it easier for readers to recognize and recall information. Yet many res
Table of Contents
- Introduction: How I learned to visualize my data
- Visual processing and perceptual rankings
- Five guidelines for better data visualization
- Form and function
- Comparing categories
- Time
- Distribution
- Geospatial
- Relationship
- Part-to-whole
- Qualitative
- Tables
- Developing a data visualization style guide
- Redesigns.
Notes
- illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects
- Information visualization
- Visual analytics
Author
- Schwabish, Jonathan A.
Additional Title
- Better data visualizations
Publisher
- Columbia University Press
Call Numbers
- 001.4/226
- QA76.9 .I52 S39 2021
ISBN
- 0231193106 (hardcover)
- 0231193114 (paperback)
- 9780231193108 (hardcover)
- 9780231193115 (paperback)
LC Number
- 2020017814
Content Type
- text
Carrier Type
- volume
Media Type
- unmediated
Permanent link
- https://www.sls.org.hk:8443/opac/bib/ACga
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