Information Graphics: A Comprehensive Illustrated ReferenceThis beautifully illustrated book is the first complete handbook to visual information. Well written, easy to use, and carefully indexed, it describes the full range of charts, graphs, maps, diagrams, and tables used daily to manage, analyze, and communicate information. It features over 3,000 illustrations, making it an ideal source for ideas on how to present information. It is an invaluable tool for anyone who writes or designs reports, whether for scientific journals, annual reports, or magazines and newspapers. |
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activity actual values and/or arrows axes bar chart bar graph Brand candlestick charts charts and graphs circle class intervals color column graph contour lines control charts coordinate cumulative frequency Cumulative percent data elements data graphics data points data set designate deviation graph diagram dimensional display dollars drop lines encoded entities equal fitted curve frequently Graph continued grid lines grouped histogram horizontal axis icons illustrate indicate information graphics labels legend line graph linear located logarithmic major moving average multiple data series normal distribution normally one-axis overlap patterns percentile PERT chart pie chart plane plotted point graph polygon Product projections quantitative scales rectangle represent scatter graph segments sequence scale shading sometimes called specific Statistical Map surface graph symbols things three-dimensional graphs tick marks two-dimensional type of graph typically upper Variable variations vertical axis vertical line viewer width X-axis Y-axis Z-axis zero base line