Practical Data Visualization

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2. Manipulating shapes to enhance learning & memory -paraphrased—poorly—from Andy Kirk.
3. [A] new kind of professional has emerged, the data scientist, who combines the skill of software programmer, statistician, and story teller/artist to extract the nuggets of gold hidden under mountains of data. -Hal Varian, Chief Economist @ Google
4. Nicholas FELTON
9. Basic Charts A simple combination of bars, circles, lines to show the relationship of data to itself or between other data. Complex Diagrams A sophisticated interlinking of several lines, often, using overplotting to reveal macro-trends, clusters, and grouping. Infographics A combination of words, basic charts, or complex diagrams to communicate a thesis.
14. DATA VISUALIZATION IS MINIMALIST
15. Edward TUFTE edwardtufte.c om The Visual Display of Quantitative Information
23. USE A MAP