How charts lie : getting smarter about visual information /
Alberto Cairo.
- First edition.
- New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2019]
- xii, 226 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-209) and index.
Prologue: A world brimming with charts -- How charts work -- Charts that lie by being poorly designed -- Charts that lie by displaying dubious data -- Charts that lie bye displaying insufficient data -- Charts that lie by conceealing or confusing uncertainty -- Charts that lie by suggesting misleading patterns.
A leading data visualization expert explores the negative and positive influences that charts have on our perception of truth.
9781324001560 1324001569
Visual communication. Information visualization. Charts, diagrams, etc.