Schwabish Better Data Visualizations

A Guide for Scholars, Researchers, and Wonks
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-0-231-55015-4
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch

This book details essential strategies to create more effective data visualizations. Jonathan Schwabish walks readers through the steps of creating better graphs and how to move beyond simple line, bar, and pie charts.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schwabish, Jonathan

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Enzyklopädien, Nachschlagewerke, Wörterbücher
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Informatik Mensch-Maschine-Interaktion Informationsvisualisierung
• Interdisziplinäres Bibliothekswesen, Informationswissenschaften Bibliothekswesen, Informationswissenschaften, Archivwesen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmenskommunikation
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Business Application Präsentationsgraphik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Part I: Principles of Data Visualization
1. Visual Processing and Perceptual Rankings
2. Five Guidelines for Better Data Visualizations
3. Form and Function
Part II: Chart Types
4. Comparing Categories
5. Time
6. Distribution
7. Geospatial
8. Relationship
9. Part-to-Whole
10. Qualitative
11. Tables
Part III: Designing and Redesigning Your Visual
12. Developing a Data Visualization Style Guide
13. Redesigns
Conclusion
Appendix 1. Data Visualization Tools
Appendix 2. Further Reading and Resources
Acknowledgments
References
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Jonathan Schwabish is an economist and writer, teacher, and creator of policy-relevant data visualizations. He helps nonprofits, research institutions, and governments at all levels improve how they communicate their work and findings to their colleagues, partners, clients, and constituents. He is the author of Better Presentations: A Guide for Scholars, Researchers, and Wonks (Columbia, 2016).