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VISUAL REVELATIONS
GRAPHICAL TALES OF FATE AND DECEPTION FROM NAPOLEON BONAPARTE TO ROSS PEROT |
| By: |
Howard Wainer |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| List price:
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£72.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
038794902X |
| ISBN 13: |
9780387949024 |
| Publisher: |
SPRINGER-VERLAG NEW YORK INC. |
| Pub. date: |
12 June, 1997 |
| Pages: |
180 |
| Description: |
An examination of good and bad graphical devices. The examples range from Napoleon's retreat from Moscow to the O-rings on the space shuttle. Wainer illustrates how a well-chosen graphic reveals the essential truth behind data, whilst a poorly-designed representation can be used to conceal truth. |
| Synopsis: |
This is a journey through the jungle of good and bad graphical devices used to illustrate and mystify data. The diversity of examples ranges from Napoleon's retreat from Moscow to the O-rings on the space shuttle, and from mortalities in hospitals to bus schedules. The author illustrates how a well-chosen graphic can reveal in an instant the essential truth behind some data, whilst a poorly-designed representation can be used to conceal the awful truth. As well as providing examples of both, the author includes suggestions designed to help all his readers become better producers and consumers of graphics. |
| Illustrations: |
14 colour illustrations, biography |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. |
| Returns: |
Returnable |