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The elements of graphing data

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Wadsworth Advanced Books and Software, 1985 - Computers - 323 pages

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User Review  - Wai Yip Tung - Goodreads

William Cleveland's classic on the art and science of graphing data. Compare to the more well known series from Edward Tufte, Cleveland's book is more academic and more focus on statistics. The first ... Read full review

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User Review  - Darin Brezeale - Goodreads

This book has lots of great ideas and tips for creating graphs. I prefer it over the books by Tufte. Note that there is a newer edition of this book. Read full review

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Contents

PREFACE
1
PRINCIPLES OF GRAPH CONSTRUCTION 21
3
GRAPHICAL METHODS
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The elements of graphing data
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William S. Cleveland
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William S. Cleveland
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TitleThe elements of graphing data
AuthorWilliam S. Cleveland
PublisherWadsworth Advanced Books and Software, 1985
Original fromthe University of Michigan
Digitized23 Jul 2008
Length323 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Computers / Computer Graphics
Computers / Computer Graphics / General
Graphic methods
Mathematics / Graphic Methods
Mathematics / Probability & Statistics / General
  
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