Data Points

ebook ∣ Visualization That Means Something

By Nathan Yau

Format

ebook

ISBN

9781118462195

Author

Nathan Yau

Publisher

Wiley

Release

25 March 2013

Subjects

Computer Technology Nonfiction

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A fresh look at visualization from the author of Visualize This

Whether 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.

Shares intriguing ideas from Nathan Yau, author of Visualize This and creator of flowingdata.com, with over 66,000 subscribers

Focuses on visualization, data graphics that help viewers see trends and patterns they might not otherwise see in a table

Includes examples from the author's own illustrations, as well as from professionals in statistics, art, design, business, computer science, cartography, and more

Examines standard rules across all visualization applications, then explores when and where you can break those rules

Create visualizations that register at all levels, with Data Points: Visualization That Means Something.