Data Points: Visualization That Means Something

Nathan Yau

ISBN 10: 111846219X / ISBN 13: 9781118462195

Published by John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2013

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2013. 1st Edition. Paperback. 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. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: AKC; UG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 190 x 20. Weight in Grams: 742. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9781118462195

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Title: Data Points: Visualization That Means ...

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Publication Date: 2013

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: New

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Synopsis:

A fresh look at visualization from the author of VisualizeThis

Whether it's statistical charts, geographic maps, or the snappygraphical statistics you see on your favorite news sites, the artof data graphics or visualization is fast becoming a movement ofits own. In Data Points: Visualization That Means Something,author Nathan Yau presents an intriguing complement to hisbestseller Visualize This, this time focusing on thegraphics side of data analysis. Using examples from art, design,business, statistics, cartography, and online media, he exploresboth standard-and not so standard-concepts and ideas aboutillustrating data.

• Shares intriguing ideas from Nathan Yau, author of VisualizeThis and creator of flowingdata.com, with over 66,000subscribers
• Focuses on visualization, data graphics that help viewers seetrends and patterns they might not otherwise see in a table
• Includes examples from the author's own illustrations, as wellas 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 DataPoints: Visualization That Means Something.

From the Back Cover:

Reveal the story your data has to tell

To create effective data visualizations, you must be part statistician, part designer, and part storyteller. In his bestselling book Visualize This, Nathan Yau introduced you to the tools and programming techniques for visualization. Now, in Data Points, 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.

• Discover what data is and what you can learn from it
• Learn how to explore your data, find the story, and bring it to life
• Understand visualization as a medium that lets you present and express meaning in data
• Tap into your creative side and determine the most effective way to tell your story
• Compare tools for exploration and analysis
• Allow data, the story, and your goals to dictate visualization techniques with geometry, traditional charts, maps, color, art, and even humor