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How Charts Work

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Series
Pearson
Author
Alan,Smith  
Publisher
Pearson
Cover
Softcover
Edition
1
Language
English
Total pages
336
Pub.-date
October 2022
ISBN13
9781292342795
ISBN
129234279X


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Description

Confused by charts? Don’t know your area chart from your Venn diagram? How Charts Work will help you understand data visualisation and how to do it well.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Acknowledgements
1. Why you need this book
2. Why charts matter

PART 1 - KNOW YOUR CHARTS

3. The FT Visual Vocabulary
4. Charts of magnitude
5. Charts of change over time
6. Charts of correlation
7. Charts of distribution
8. Charts of flow
9. Charts of ranking
10. Charts of deviation
11. Charts of part to whole
12. Spatial is special

PART 2 - PUTTING CHARTS TO WORK

13. Using the Visual Vocabulary in your own organisation
14. The science behind good charts
15. Scales of justice, axes of evil
16. The best charts are well written
17. Designing for charts
18. Visualising uncertainty - a case study

Back Cover

How Charts Work  brings the secrets of effective data visualisation in a way that will help you bring data alive.

Charts, graphs and tables are essential devices in business, but all too often they present information poorly. This book will help you:

  • Feel confident understanding different types of charts, graphs and tables – and how to read them
  • Recognise the true story behind the data presented and what the information really shows
  • Know the principles and rules of how best to represent information so you can create your own information-driven (and beautiful) visuals
  • Design visuals that people engage with, understand and act upon

    • Don’t value design over information – present data persuasively.

    Find the FT Chart Doctor’s columns here - https://www.ft.com/chart-doctor


    Author

    Alan Smith is Head of Visual and Data Journalism at Financial Times. A data visualization specialist, he writes the FT’s popular “Chart Doctor” column. Alan is an experienced presenter, having lectured extensively on how to communicate with data. His TEDx talk, “Why you should love statistics,” was a TED.com featured talk in 2017. Previously, he worked at the UK’s Office for National Statistics, where he founded its award-winning Data Visualisation Centre. Alan received a BA in geography from the University of Lancaster and holds an MSc in GIS from Salford University. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in Queen Elizabeth II’s 2011 Birthday Honours list.