How charts lie : getting smarter about visual information /
"A leading data visualization expert explores the negative--and positive--influences that charts have on our perception of truth. We've all heard that a picture is worth a thousand words, but what if we don't understand what we're looking at? Social media has made charts, infogra...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.,
[2019]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Prologue: a world brimming with charts
- How charts work
- Charts that lie by being poorly designed
- Charts that lie by displaying dubious data
- Charts that lie by displaying insufficient data
- Charts that lie by concealing or confusing uncertainty
- Charts that lie by suggesting misleading patterns
- Conclusion: Don't lie to yourself (or to others) with charts.