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The visual display of quantitative information

, Volume 914
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218 Reviews
Graphics Press, 1983 - Business & Economics - 197 pages
A modern classic. Tufte teaches the fundamentals of graphics, charts, maps and tables. "A visual Strunk and White" (The Boston Globe). Includes 250 delightfullly entertaining illustrations, all beautifully printed.

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A must own for data visualization junkies. - Goodreads
very lovely and classic book on information graphics. - Goodreads
Great read for anyone interested in data visualization. - Goodreads
I was also struck by the quality of the book's prose. - Goodreads
If I'm to summarize his advice it's "draw less". - Goodreads
A classic in design writing. - Goodreads

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User Review  - Daniel Bratell - Goodreads

A slightly dated text with very modern adaptations. This (classic?) book focuses on what makes a good graphical display of data and has a lot of examples of how to do, including the mandatory horror ... Read full review

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User Review  - Raven - Goodreads

After all those year in high tech, I finally read Tufte. Great info. Just too bad I have so little place to use the info. Read full review

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Contents

GRAPHICAL PRACTICE
11
Graphical Excellence
13
Graphical Integrity
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Copyright

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"The Visual Display of Quantitative Information"
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