The Wall Street Journal Guide To Information Graphics

Author : Dona M. Wong
Publisher : W. W. Norton
ISBN 13 : 9780393072952
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Wall Street Journal Guide to Information Graphics written by Dona M. Wong and published by W. W. Norton. This book was released on 2010 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An expert on presenting information visually provides a step-by-step guide to executing clear, concise and intelligent graphics and charts for everyone from the average PowerPoint user to the sophisticated professional.

Author : Kenneth M. Morris
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 9780743266338
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Wall Street Journal Guide to Understanding Money & Investing written by Kenneth M. Morris and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2004 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the history of money and discusses stocks, bonds, mutual funds, futures, and options.

Author : Alberto Cairo
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 1324001577
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How Charts Lie: Getting Smarter about Visual Information written by Alberto Cairo and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A leading data visualization expert explores the negative—and positive—influences that charts have on our perception of truth. We’ve all heard that a picture is worth a thousand words, but what if we don’t understand what we’re looking at? Social media has made charts, infographics, and diagrams ubiquitous—and easier to share than ever. We associate charts with science and reason; the flashy visuals are both appealing and persuasive. Pie charts, maps, bar and line graphs, and scatter plots (to name a few) can better inform us, revealing patterns and trends hidden behind the numbers we encounter in our lives. In short, good charts make us smarter—if we know how to read them. However, they can also lead us astray. Charts lie in a variety of ways—displaying incomplete or inaccurate data, suggesting misleading patterns, and concealing uncertainty—or are frequently misunderstood, such as the confusing cone of uncertainty maps shown on TV every hurricane season. To make matters worse, many of us are ill-equipped to interpret the visuals that politicians, journalists, advertisers, and even our employers present each day, enabling bad actors to easily manipulate them to promote their own agendas. In How Charts Lie, data visualization expert Alberto Cairo teaches us to not only spot the lies in deceptive visuals, but also to take advantage of good ones to understand complex stories. Public conversations are increasingly propelled by numbers, and to make sense of them we must be able to decode and use visual information. By examining contemporary examples ranging from election-result infographics to global GDP maps and box-office record charts, How Charts Lie demystifies an essential new literacy, one that will make us better equipped to navigate our data-driven world.

Author : David McCandless
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0007294662
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Information is Beautiful written by David McCandless and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2009 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Miscellaneous facts and ideas are interconnected and represented in a visual format, a "visual miscellaneum," which represents "a series of experiments in making information approachable and beautiful" -- from p.007

Author : Dan Lewis
Publisher : Adams Media
ISBN 13 : 1440563624
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Now I Know written by Dan Lewis and published by Adams Media. This book was released on 2013-10-18 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for the Webby Award-winning newsletter: "I eagerly read 'Now I Know' every day. It's always fresh, always a surprise, and always interesting!" --Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia and Wikia Did you know that there are actually 27 letters in the alphabet, or that the U.S. had a plan to invade Canada? And what actually happened to the flags left on the moon? Even if you think you have a handle on all things trivia, you're guaranteed a big surprise with Now I Know. From uncovering what happens to lost luggage to New York City's plan to crack down on crime by banning pinball, this book will challenge your knowledge of the fascinating stories behind the world's greatest facts. Covering 100 outrageous topics, Now I Know is the ultimate challenge for any know-it-all who thinks they have nothing left to learn.

Author : Stephanie D. H. Evergreen
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1506353118
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Presenting Data Effectively written by Stephanie D. H. Evergreen and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2017-04-29 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the best possible communication strategies for anyone working with data. From students developing a research poster to faculty presenting data findings at a conference, it provides the guiding principles of presenting data in evidence-based ways so that audiences are more engaged and researchers are better understood.

Author : Jason Lankow
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118421590
Total Pages : 546 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Infographics written by Jason Lankow and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-09-21 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Transform your marketing efforts through the power of visual content In today's fast-paced environment, you must communicate your message in a concise and engaging way that sets it apart from the noise. Visual content—such as infographics and data visualization—can accomplish this. With DIY functionality, Infographics: The Power of Visual Storytelling will teach you how to find stories in your data, and how to visually communicate and share them with your audience for maximum impact. Infographics will show you the vast potential to using the communication medium as a marketing tool by creating informative and shareable infographic content. Learn how to explain an object, idea, or process using strong illustration that captures interest and provides instant clarity Discover how to unlock interesting stories (in previously buried or boring data) and turn them into visual communications that will help build brands and increase sales Use the power of visual content to communicate with and engage your audience, capture attention, and expand your market.

Author : Dona M Wong
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0393347281
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Wall Street Journal Guide to Information Graphics written by Dona M Wong and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2013-12-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive guide to the graphic presentation of information. In today’s data-driven world, professionals need to know how to express themselves in the language of graphics effectively and eloquently. Yet information graphics is rarely taught in schools or is the focus of on-the-job training. Now, for the first time, Dona M. Wong, a student of the information graphics pioneer Edward Tufte, makes this material available for all of us. In this book, you will learn: to choose the best chart that fits your data; the most effective way to communicate with decision makers when you have five minutes of their time; how to chart currency fluctuations that affect global business; how to use color effectively; how to make a graphic “colorful” even if only black and white are available. The book is organized in a series of mini-workshops backed up with illustrated examples, so not only will you learn what works and what doesn’t but also you can see the dos and don’ts for yourself. This is an invaluable reference work for students and professional in all fields.

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Publisher : Lightbulb Press, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0976474999
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Guide to Money written by and published by Lightbulb Press, Inc.. This book was released on 2010-05 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ben Jones
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119278163
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Avoiding Data Pitfalls written by Ben Jones and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-11-19 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Avoid data blunders and create truly useful visualizations Avoiding Data Pitfalls is a reputation-saving handbook for those who work with data, designed to help you avoid the all-too-common blunders that occur in data analysis, visualization, and presentation. Plenty of data tools exist, along with plenty of books that tell you how to use them—but unless you truly understand how to work with data, each of these tools can ultimately mislead and cause costly mistakes. This book walks you step by step through the full data visualization process, from calculation and analysis through accurate, useful presentation. Common blunders are explored in depth to show you how they arise, how they have become so common, and how you can avoid them from the outset. Then and only then can you take advantage of the wealth of tools that are out there—in the hands of someone who knows what they're doing, the right tools can cut down on the time, labor, and myriad decisions that go into each and every data presentation. Workers in almost every industry are now commonly expected to effectively analyze and present data, even with little or no formal training. There are many pitfalls—some might say chasms—in the process, and no one wants to be the source of a data error that costs money or even lives. This book provides a full walk-through of the process to help you ensure a truly useful result. Delve into the "data-reality gap" that grows with our dependence on data Learn how the right tools can streamline the visualization process Avoid common mistakes in data analysis, visualization, and presentation Create and present clear, accurate, effective data visualizations To err is human, but in today's data-driven world, the stakes can be high and the mistakes costly. Don't rely on "catching" mistakes, avoid them from the outset with the expert instruction in Avoiding Data Pitfalls.