{"product_id":"data-points-isbn-9781118462195","title":"Data Points","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fresh look at visualization from the author of \u003ci\u003eVisualize This\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhether it's statistical charts, geographic maps, or the snappy graphical statistics you see on your favorite news sites, the art of data graphics or visualization is fast becoming a movement of its own. In \u003ci\u003eData Points: Visualization That Means Something\u003c\/i\u003e, author Nathan Yau presents an intriguing complement to his bestseller \u003ci\u003eVisualize This\u003c\/i\u003e, this time focusing on the graphics side of data analysis. Using examples from art, design, business, statistics, cartography, and online media, he explores both standard-and not so standard-concepts and ideas about illustrating data.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eShares intriguing ideas from Nathan Yau, author of \u003ci\u003eVisualize This\u003c\/i\u003e and creator of flowingdata.com, with over 66,000 subscribers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFocuses on visualization, data graphics that help viewers see trends and patterns they might not otherwise see in a table\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes examples from the author's own illustrations, as well as from professionals in statistics, art, design, business, computer science, cartography, and more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines standard rules across all visualization applications, then explores when and where you can break those rules\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreate visualizations that register at all levels, with \u003ci\u003eData Points: Visualization That Means Something\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Understanding Data 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Data Represents 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVariability 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUncertainty 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContext 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWrapping Up 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Visualization: The Medium 43\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalysis and Exploration 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInformation Graphics and Presentation 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEntertainment 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eData Art 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Everyday 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWrapping Up 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Representing Data 91\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVisualization Components 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePutting It Together 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWrapping Up 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Exploring Data Visually 135\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProcess 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVisualizing Categorical Data 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVisualizing Time Series Data 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVisualizing Spatial Data 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMultiple Variables 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDistributions 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWrapping Up 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Visualizing with Clarity 201\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVisual Hierarchy 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReadability 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHighlighting 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnotation 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDo the Math 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWrapping Up 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Designing for an Audience 241\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommon Misconceptions 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePresent Data to People 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThings to Consider 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePutting It Together 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWrapping Up 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Where to Go from Here 277\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVisualization Tools 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProgramming 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIllustration 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStatistics 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWrapping Up 289\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Index 291\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eData Points\u003c\/em\u003e opens an exciting view of information blending data analysis, visual interaction, and digital storytelling... the visuals are stunning.\" (\u003cem\u003eManaging Information,\u003c\/em\u003e October 2013) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Ultimately, I would recommend this book for anyone interested in the process of design and analysis. It is about making sense of data and that is becoming a crucial skill in this digital age.\" (\u003cem\u003eMedia Information \u0026amp; Technology Journal,\u003c\/em\u003e August 2013) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A detailed handbook, \u003cem\u003eData Points\u003c\/em\u003e is espe??cially useful for those working on scientific data visualization, guiding the reader through fascinat??ing examples of data, graph??ics, context, presentation and analytics. But this is more than a mere how-to manual. Yau reminds us that the real purpose of most visualiza??tion work is to communicate data to pragmatic ends.\" (\u003cem\u003eNature,\u003c\/em\u003e May 2013)  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNathan Yau\u003c\/b\u003e has a PhD in statistics and is a statistical consultant who helps clients make use of their data through visualization. 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