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020 _a9781003211297
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_bW651F
100 _aWilke, O. C.
_eAuthor
_lEnglish
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245 0 _aFundamentals of Data Visualization
_b: A Primer On Making Informative And Compelling Figures
_c/ by O. C. Wilke.
_h[Electronic Resource]
260 _aSebastopol
_b: O'Reilly,
_c2019
300 _a390p.
520 _aEffective visualization is the best way to communicate information from the increasingly large and complex datasets in the natural and social sciences. But with the increasing power of visualization software today, scientists, engineers, and business analysts often have to navigate a bewildering array of visualization choices and options. This practical book takes you through many commonly encountered visualization problems, and it provides guidelines on how to turn large datasets into clear and compelling figures. What visualization type is best for the story you want to tell? How do you make informative figures that are visually pleasing? Author Claus O. Wilke teaches you the elements most critical to successful data visualization. Explore the basic concepts of color as a tool to highlight, distinguish, or represent a value Understand the importance of redundant coding to ensure you provide key information in multiple ways Use the book's visualizations directory, a graphical guide to commonly used types of data visualizations Get extensive examples of good and bad figures Learn how to use figures in a document or report and how employ them effectively to tell a compelling story
650 _aComputers and Information Technology
_915992
650 _aData Visualizations
_915993
856 _uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/iitjin/detail.action?docID=5734202
_qPDF
_yClick to Access the Online Book
942 _cEBK
_nYes
999 _c12514
_d12514