Show Me the Numbers: Designing Tables and Graphs to Enlighten

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Access to data is vast. The bigger data gets, the more complicated forms of interactive visualizations are at our disposal. When it comes to communicating data, you want to choose the charts that make the insights from the data the clearest, not the coolest. After you plot the chart, highlight what’s important and overlay annotations to show what your conclusions are from the data.”

Show Me the Numbers: Designing Tables and Graphs to Enlighten Show Me the Numbers: Designing Tables and Graphs to Enlighten

As an example, teeth numbers 1, 16, 17, and 32 are your wisdom teeth. Teeth numbers 14 and 15 are your upper left molars. If you are getting cosmetic dentistry using veneers, you usually want to enhance the most visible part, teeth numbers 6 – 11 on the upper and 22 – 26 on the lower. For movie fans, vampires can extend their eye teeth (canines): 6, 11, 22 and 27. Teeth Numbers and Names This is great. The language is simple, clear and crisp. The explanations make total sense. To make a subject such as tables and graphs interesting is difficult at the best of times but Mr Few has done it. I have learnt a hell of a lot such as geospatial considerations, box plots (never heard of them before), perception of visual display etc etc etc. Not just 'a' book on statistical graphics, it is 'the' book on statistical graphics. No other book has influenced my own view on the visual presentation of quantitative evidence as much as this. A true masterpiece." --Alberto Cairo, author, The Functional Art

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Il libro è un MUST HAVE per chi ha a che fare con la rappresentazione grafica dei dati e delle informazioni che questi devono fornire. Condition: Very Good. 1 Edition. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

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While the dashboards book, Information Dashboard Design: Displaying Data for At-a-Glance Monitoring , is focused on at-a-glance dashboards, Show Me the Numbers is more broadly focused and goes into extreme depth on both table and graph design. Like the dashboards book, Show Me the Numbers begins by laying a foundation with the science on how our brains perceive visual information, then builds its design principles on that foundation. Mr. Few is widely cited (or disparaged) as "the cranky guy that hates pie charts". But his criticism of pie charts (and other poor visualization practices) is grounded in the science of visual perception, not his personal taste in visualizations. As presentation professionals, we know that there is no single formula for communicating numbers and meanings. But how do we establish a dialogue with clients who are only now beginning to appreciate data visualization techniques as an effective tool to communicate? We want to help you take charge of your own dental care. So let’s start at the fundamentals – teeth numbers and names. Teeth Numbers ChartA necessary book for those that are presenting and are concerned with the designs used for graphs, and tables. In other words, if you are a professor or involved in delivering reports to the management or public audiences it is a very useful resource. The book in a very detailed and sometimes even academic style explains the type of data, tables, graphs, designs, fonts, colours, patterns etc. used for presenting info to various audiences. It contains tons of examples, and every error in tables and graphs is shown and explained why it is a bad idea to use it. The book can be used as well for learning and testing your skills in this area by providing exercises and tests where you can see if you understood and are ready to apply the stuff you just read. A truly useful tool from the author that also helped Hans Rosling with his TED talk and presentation with the animated bubbles presenting advanced statistical data in time - the penultimate chapter is my favorite and is focusing on presenting animated data.

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Show Me the Numbers: Designing Tables and Graphs to Enlighten" is a book written by Stephen Few, a renowned expert in data visualization and information design. Published in 2004, this book focuses on the principles and best practices of presenting data effectively through tables and graphs. A dedicated portion of the book for building good tables, which are generally ignored in these books in favor of graph design With our professional certifications rolling out in October and establishing presentation standards, the Presentation Guild plans to raise the bar with best practices regarding presentation development and design. Helping you “show the numbers” and guiding audience to understanding is part of that plan. Excellent references: Edward R. Tufte (design of graphs and visual information elements), William S. Cleveland (design and interpretation of visual information artifacts), Colin Ware (human perception and memory model associated with visualization), John W. Tukey (statistics). Also some good references, less known: Gene Zelazny (practical guidelines on charts and slideware), Jonathan G. Koomey (high-level process from data to knowledge, Robert L. Harris (reference), Manfredo Massironi (psychology), Nancy Duarte (slideware presentations).I also think there will always be a place for more bespoke data visualizations and designs, because something that’s unique is more engaging and grabs attention.” Neuroscience researchers assert that the brain reflexively avoids complex images by rejecting them in a few seconds. Finding ways to captivate audience attention in a world of ever-increasing distractions is difficult enough. Making your data captivating might appear next to impossible.