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Description edit
"Science and art," according to Tufte, "have in common intense seeing, the wide-eyed observing that generates empirical information." This book is about how that seeing turns into showing. Tufte, professor emeritus at Yale University and author of three previous widely praised books on visual... read more
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Table of Contents edit
Mapped Pictures: Images as Evidence and Explanation
Sparklines: Intense, Simple, Word-Sized Graphics
Links and Casual Arrows: Ambiguity in Action
Words, Numbers, Images – Together
The Fundamental Principles of Analytical Design
Corruption in Evidence Presentations: Effects Without Causes, Cherry Picking, Overreaching, Chartjunk, and the Rage to Conclude
The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint: Pitching Out Corrupts Within
Sculptural Pedestals: Meaning, Practice, Depedestalization
Landscape Sculptures
Authors & Contributors edit
- Edward R. Tufte (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Graphics Press
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 0961392177
Page Count: 213
Publisher: Graphics Press
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 0961392177
Page Count: 213
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 302.23
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