Data Visualization

Community Thoughts on Data Visualization...

1. 1.	Graphic methods for presenting facts by Willard C. Brinton via Archive.org “Unless the facts are presented in a clear and interesting manner, they are about as effective as a phonograph record with the phonograph missing.”

2. 2.	The Visual Display of Quantitative Information by Edward Tufte via EdwardTufte.com “Above all else show the data”

3. 3.	One in 292 Million by Ana Becker via WSJ “Your chances of winning the Powerball jackpot were one in 292 million. Here’s what that looks like.”

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   Real Chart Rules to Follow by Nathan Yau via FlowingData “There are a lot of “rules” for visualization. Some are actual rules, and some are suggestions to help you make choices. Many of the former can be broken.... But, there are rules—usually for specific chart types meant to be read in a specific way and with few exceptions—that you shouldn’t break. When they are, everyone loses.”

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   Effectively Communicating Numbers by Stephen Few via Perceptual Edge “[A common problem] is the unintended miscommunication of quantitative information that happens because people have never learned how to communicate it effectively. ... You have a chance, however, to become an exception to this costly norm.”