Getting (more out of) graphics : practice and principles of data visualisation /
"Data graphics are used extensively to present information. Understanding graphics is a lot about understanding the data represented by the graphics, having a feel not just for the numbers themselves, the reliability and uncertainty associated with them, but also for what they mean. This book p...
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| Language: | English |
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Boca Raton, FL :
CRC Press,
2024.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Chapman & Hall/CRC data science series.
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Table of Contents:
- Preface1. IntroductionPart 1: Graphics in Action2. Graphics and Gapminder3. Looking at the movies4. Voting 46 times to choose a Presidential candidate5. Measuring the speed of light6. The modern Olympic Games in numbers7. Re-viewing Bertin's main example8. Comparing chess players across the board9. Results from surveys on gay rights10. Who went up in space for how long?11. Data in the sky at night12. Psoriasis and the Quality of Life13. Charging electric cars14. Darwin's Finches15. Home or away: where do soccer players play?16. Watching soccer--the English leagues17. Fuel efficiency of cars in the USA18. Differences amongst the Palmer penguins19. Comparing tests for malaria20. Are swimmers swimming faster?21. Over 90 years running 90 km22. Comparing software for facial recognition23. Distinguishing shearwaters24. When do road accidents with deer happen in Bavaria?25. The Titanic Disaster26. German Election 2021--what happened?Part 2: Advice on Graphics27. Provenance and quality28. Wrangling29. Colour30. Setting the scene31. Ordering, sorting, and arranging32. What affects interpretation?33. Varieties of plots, developing plots34. Conclusions and recommendationsReferences