Visualize this : the FlowingData guide to design, visualization, and statistics /
By: Yau, Nathan.
Publisher: Indianapolis, Ind. : Wiley Pub., c2011Description: xxvi, 358 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 24 cm.Content type: text | cartographic image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780470944882; 9780470944882:; 0470944889.Subject(s): FlowingData | Statistics -- Graphic methods -- Data processing | Computer graphics | Graphic methods -- Computer programsDDC classification: 519.50285Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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ATU Sligo Yeats Library Main Lending Collection | 519.50285 YAU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0091274 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Telling stories with data. More than numbers ; What to look for ; Design -- Handling data. Gather data ; Formatting data -- Choosing tools to visualize data. Out-of-the-box visualization ; Programming ; Illustration ; Mapping ; Survey your options -- Visualizing patterns over time. What to look for over time ; Discrete points in time ; Continuous data -- Visualizing proportions. What to look for in proportions ; Parts of a whole ; Proportions over time -- Visualizing relationships. What relationships to look for ; Correlation ; Distribution ; Comparison -- Spotting differences. What to look for ; Comparing across multiple variables ; Reducing dimensions ; Searching for outliers -- Visualizing spatial relationships. What to look for ; Specific locations ; Regions ; Over space and time -- Designing with a purpose. Prepare yourself ; Prepare your readers ; Visual cues ; Good visualization.
A guide on how to visualize and tell stories with data, providing practical design tips complemented with step-by-step tutorials.