Table of Contents
Introduction xi
1 Understanding Data 1
What Data Represents 2
Variability 20
Uncertainty 30
Context 35
Wrapping Up 41
2 Visualization: The Medium 43
Analysis and Exploration 45
Information Graphics and Presentation 58
Entertainment 69
Data Art 74
The Everyday 81
Wrapping Up 89
3 Representing Data 91
Visualization Components 93
Putting It Together 115
Wrapping Up 132
4 Exploring Data Visually 135
Process 136
Visualizing Categorical Data 143
Visualizing Time Series Data 154
Visualizing Spatial Data 165
Multiple Variables 176
Distributions 193
Wrapping Up 199
5 Visualizing with Clarity 201
Visual Hierarchy 202
Readability 205
Highlighting 221
Annotation 228
Do the Math 236
Wrapping Up 239
6 Designing for an Audience 241
Common Misconceptions 242
Present Data to People 254
Things to Consider 258
Putting It Together 268
Wrapping Up 273
7 Where to Go from Here 277
Visualization Tools 278
Programming 283
Illustration 288
Statistics 289
Wrapping Up 289 Index 291