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statistical graphics — quantified measures of locations of nouns in two-
dimensional space— and yet it took 5,000 years to change the name of the
coordinates from west-east and north-south to empirically measured variables X
and Y. The ...
statistical graphics — quantified measures of locations of nouns in two-
dimensional space— and yet it took 5,000 years to change the name of the
coordinates from west-east and north-south to empirically measured variables X
and Y. The ...
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Display architecture recapitulates quantitative thinking; design quality grows from
intellectual quality. Such dual principles— both for reasoning about statistical
evidence and for the design of statistical graphics — include (1) documenting the
...
Display architecture recapitulates quantitative thinking; design quality grows from
intellectual quality. Such dual principles— both for reasoning about statistical
evidence and for the design of statistical graphics — include (1) documenting the
...
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By showing steps between the idea in the mind to the reality of the paper,
Lissitzky illustrates the process of graphic ... of art, perspective renderings,
photographs, maps, multivariate statistical graphics, and many other displays of
information.
By showing steps between the idea in the mind to the reality of the paper,
Lissitzky illustrates the process of graphic ... of art, perspective renderings,
photographs, maps, multivariate statistical graphics, and many other displays of
information.
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User Review - KirkLowery - LibraryThingAn eye-opening read. As a linguistic who deals with databases, this book dramatically improved my writing and design of graphics for publication. Read full review
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User Review - jasonli - LibraryThingIn "Visual Explanations," Tufte walks us through various case studies of visual explanations (charts, graphs, graphics, diagrams and maps). Some of the case studies are about great works, while others ... Read full review
Contents
Images and Quantities | 13 |
Displays of Evidence for Making Decisions | 55 |
The Smallest Effective Difference | 73 |
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