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Data Points


Data Points

Visualization That Means Something
1. Aufl.

von: Nathan Yau

28,99 €

Verlag: Wiley
Format: EPUB
Veröffentl.: 25.03.2013
ISBN/EAN: 9781118654934
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 320

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<p><b>A fresh look at visualization from the author of <i>Visualize This</i></b></p> <p>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 <i>Data Points: Visualization That Means Something</i>, author Nathan Yau presents an intriguing complement to his bestseller <i>Visualize This</i>, 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.</p> <ul> <li>Shares intriguing ideas from Nathan Yau, author of <i>Visualize This</i> and creator of flowingdata.com, with over 66,000 subscribers</li> <li>Focuses on visualization, data graphics that help viewers see trends and patterns they might not otherwise see in a table</li> <li>Includes examples from the author's own illustrations, as well as from professionals in statistics, art, design, business, computer science, cartography, and more</li> <li>Examines standard rules across all visualization applications, then explores when and where you can break those rules</li> </ul> <p>Create visualizations that register at all levels, with <i>Data Points: Visualization That Means Something</i>.</p>
<p>Introduction xi</p> <p><b>1 Understanding Data 1</b></p> <p>What Data Represents 2</p> <p>Variability 20</p> <p>Uncertainty 30</p> <p>Context 35</p> <p>Wrapping Up 41</p> <p><b>2 Visualization: The Medium 43</b></p> <p>Analysis and Exploration 45</p> <p>Information Graphics and Presentation 58</p> <p>Entertainment 69</p> <p>Data Art 74</p> <p>The Everyday 81</p> <p>Wrapping Up 89</p> <p><b>3 Representing Data 91</b></p> <p>Visualization Components 93</p> <p>Putting It Together 115</p> <p>Wrapping Up 132</p> <p><b>4 Exploring Data Visually 135</b></p> <p>Process 136</p> <p>Visualizing Categorical Data 143</p> <p>Visualizing Time Series Data 154</p> <p>Visualizing Spatial Data 165</p> <p>Multiple Variables 176</p> <p>Distributions 193</p> <p>Wrapping Up 199</p> <p><b>5 Visualizing with Clarity 201</b></p> <p>Visual Hierarchy 202</p> <p>Readability 205</p> <p>Highlighting 221</p> <p>Annotation 228</p> <p>Do the Math 236</p> <p>Wrapping Up 239</p> <p><b>6 Designing for an Audience 241</b></p> <p>Common Misconceptions 242</p> <p>Present Data to People 254</p> <p>Things to Consider 258</p> <p>Putting It Together 268</p> <p>Wrapping Up 273</p> <p><b>7 Where to Go from Here 277</b></p> <p>Visualization Tools 278</p> <p>Programming 283</p> <p>Illustration 288</p> <p>Statistics 289</p> <p>Wrapping Up 289<br /><br /> Index 291</p>
<p><b>Nathan Yau</b> has a PhD in statistics and is a statistical consultant who helps clients make use of their data through visualization. He created the popular site FlowingData.com, and is the author of <i>Visualize This: The FlowingData Guide to Design, Visualization, and Statistics</i>, also published by Wiley.</p>
<p><b>Reveal the story your data has to tell</b></p> <p>To create effective data visualizations, you must be part statistician, part designer, and part storyteller. In his bestselling book <i>Visualize This</i>, Nathan Yau introduced you to the tools and programming techniques for visualization. Now, in <i>Data Points</i>, he explores the thinking process that helps you create original, meaningful visualizations that your audience will both understand and remember. Here's how to make your data mean something.</p> <ul> <li>Discover what data is and what you can learn from it</li> <li>Learn how to explore your data, find the story, and bring it to life</li> <li>Understand visualization as a medium that lets you present and express meaning in data</li> <li>Tap into your creative side and determine the most effective way to tell your story</li> <li>Compare tools for exploration and analysis</li> <li>Allow data, the story, and your goals to dictate visualization techniques with geometry, traditional charts, maps, color, art, and even humor</li> </ul>

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