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The classic book on statistical graphics, charts, tables. Theory and practice in the design
of data graphics, 250 illustrations of the best (and a few of the worst) statistical graphics,
with detailed analysis of how to display data for precise, effective, quick analysis.
Design of the high-resolution displays, small multiples. Editing and improving graphics.
The data-ink ratio. Time-series, relational graphics, data maps, multivariate designs.
Detection of graphical deception: design variation vs. data variation. Sources of deception.
Aesthetics and data graphical displays.
This is the second edition of The Visual Display of Quantitative Information. Recently
published, this new edition provides excellent color reproductions of the many graphics of
William Playfair, adds color to other images, and includes all the changes and corrections
accumulated during 17 printings of the first edition.
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Edward Tufte, The Visual Display of Quantitative Information clothbound
$42 postpaid |
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Edward Tufte, The Visual Display of Quantitative Information paperback
$32 postpaid |
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"A landmark book, a wonderful book."
FREDERICK MOSTELLER
"A tour de force." JOHN W. TUKEY
"The century's best book on statistical
graphics." COMPUTING REVIEWS
"A classic, as beautiful physically as it
is intellectually." OPTICAL ENGINEERING
"One of the best books you will ever see."
DATAMATION
"A visual Strunk and White."
BOSTON GLOBE
"Original, beautifully presented, sharp
and learned, this book is a work of art.
The art here is cognitive art, the graphic
display of relations and empirical data."
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
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"Best 100 books of the 20th century."
AMAZON.COM
"The most important contribution
so far to the study of the graph."
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN STATISTICAL ASSOCIATION
"THE visual style book."
WHOLE EARTH CATALOG
"This book is a gem." ERGONOMICS
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