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This book addresses the problems that arise when we attempt to convey information with visual displays such as graphs by presenting eight psychological principles for constructing effective graphs. These principles are solidly rooted in the scientific literature on how we perceive and comprehend gra...

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Main Author: Kosslyn, Stephen Michael, 1948-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Subjects:
Graphic methods.
Experimental design > Graphic methods.
Statistics > Graphic methods.
Medical illustration.
Medical Illustration
Writing > standards
Publishing > standards
Méthodes graphiques.
Plan d'expérience > Méthodes graphiques.
Statistique > Méthodes graphiques.
Illustration médicale.
graphs.
Cognitive Psychology & Cognition.
PSYCHOLOGY.
Graphic methods
Statistics > Graphic methods
Computergrafik
Grafikdesign
Grafische Darstellung
Visualisierung
Plan d'expérience.
Statistique.
Méthode graphique.
Graphique.
Représentation graphique.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This book addresses the problems that arise when we attempt to convey information with visual displays such as graphs by presenting eight psychological principles for constructing effective graphs. These principles are solidly rooted in the scientific literature on how we perceive and comprehend graphs, and also in general facts about how our eyes and brains process visual information.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 290 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-281) and index.
ISBN:9781441682475
1441682473
9780199847075
019984707X
0195311841
9780195311846
0195306627
9780195306620
9780199775002
0199775001