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

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