Visualizing Time : Designing Graphical Representations for Statistical Data

Graham Wills

ISBN 10: 038777906X / ISBN 13: 9780387779065

Published by Springer New York Dez 2011, 2011

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Neuware - Art, or Science Which of these is the right way to think of the field of visualization This is not an easy question to answer, even for those who have many years experience in making graphical depictions of data with a view to help people understand it and take action. In this book, Graham Wills bridges the gap between the art and the science of visually representing data. He does not simply give rules and advice, but bases these on general principles and provide a clear path between them This book is concerned with the graphical representation of time data and is written to cover a range of different users. A visualization expert designing tools for displaying time will find it valuable, but so also should a financier assembling a report in a spreadsheet, or a medical researcher trying to display gene sequences using a commercial statistical package.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Visualizing Time : Designing Graphical Representations for Statistical Data
• Publisher: Springer New York Dez 2011
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 038777906X
• ISBN 13: 9780387779065
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 239W x 157H x 18D millimeters 239 millimeters width by 157 millimeters height by 18 millimeters depth
• Weight: 590 grams

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Synopsis

Art, or Science? Which of these is the right way to think of the field of visualization? This is not an easy question to answer, even for those who have many years experience in making graphical depictions of data with a view to help people understand it and take action. In this book, Graham Wills bridges the gap between the art and the science of visually representing data. He does not simply give rules and advice, but bases these on general principles and provide a clear path between them

 

This book is concerned with the graphical representation of time data and is written to cover a range of different users. A visualization expert designing tools for displaying time will find it valuable, but so also should a financier assembling a report in a spreadsheet, or a medical researcher trying to display gene sequences using a commercial statistical package.

About the Author

Graham Wills is Visualization Architect and Principal Software Engineer for SPSS, Inc.