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Main Title Visualize this : the FlowingData guide to design, visualization, and statistics /
Author Yau, Nathan.
Publisher Wiley Pub.,
Year Published 2011
OCLC Number 670479801
ISBN 9780470944882; 0470944889; 9781118140246 (ebk.); 1118140249 (ebk.); 9781118140260 (ebk.); 1118140265 (ebk.); 9781118140253 (ebk.); 1118140257 (ebk.)
Subjects Statistics--Graphic methods--Data processing ; Graphic methods--Computer programs ; Mâethodes statistiques ; Traitement âelectronique des donnâees ; Donnâees statistiques ; Informatique ; Graphiques ; Manuels ; Logiciels ; Statistik--(DE-588)4056995-0 ; Visualisierung--(DE-588)4188417-6 ; Graphische Darstellung--(DE-588)4129552-3 ; Computergraphik ; Datenanalyse
Additional Subjects FlowingData
Internet Access
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Contributor biographical information http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1210/2011928441-b.html
Publisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1210/2011928441-d.html
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EKBM  QA276.3.Y18 2011 Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC 07/16/2012
ELBM  QA276.3.Y18 2011 AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 11/03/2014
Collation xxvi, 358 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Notes
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. Presents information on ways to present data with visual representations, covering such topics as data sources, visualization tools, proportions, and spatial relationships.