The elements of graphing data /

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Author / Creator:Cleveland, William S., 1943-
Edition:Rev. ed.
Imprint:Murray Hill, N.J. : AT&T Bell Laboratories, [c1994]
Description:297 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1722038
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ISBN:0963488414 (cloth)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-280) and index.
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Summary:Contains graphical methods and principles for visualizing data in science and technology. Emphasizes the basic ideas, methods, and principles for creating readable graphs through an understanding of human visual and graphical perception, with a small section on computer graphics. Covers graphical methods, such as logarithms, visual reference grids, and statistical variation, and issues in graphical perception, including superposed curves, color encoding, and graphing along a common scale. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Physical Description:297 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-280) and index.
ISBN:0963488414