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Show Me the Numbers : Designing Tables and Graphs to Enlighten by Stephen Few (2012, Hardcover, New Edition)

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Most presentations of quantitative information are poorly designed -- painfully so, often to the point of misinformation. This problem, however, is rarely noticed and even more rarely addressed. We use tables and graphs to communicate quantitative information: the critical numbers that measure the health, identify the opportunities, and forecast the future of our organisations. Even the best information is useless, however, if its story is poorly told. This problem exists because almost no one has ever been trained to design tables and graphs for effective and efficient communication. Show Me the Numbers: Designing Tables and Graphs to Enlighten is the most accessible, practical, and comprehensive guide to table and graph design available. The second edition of Show Me the Numbers improves on the first by polishing the content throughout (including updated figures) and adding 91 more pages of content, including: 1) A new preface; 2) A new chapter entitled "Silly Graphs That Are Best Forsaken", which alerts readers to some of the current misuses of graphs such as doughnut charts, circle charts, unit charts, and funnel charts; 3) A new chapter about quantitative narrative entitled "Telling Compelling Stories with Numbers"; and 4) New appendices entitled "Constructing Table Lens Displays in Excel", "Constructing Box Plots in Excel", and "Useful Colour Palettes".

Product Identifiers

PublisherAnalytics Press

ISBN-100970601972

ISBN-139780970601971

eBay Product ID (ePID)30770383

Product Key Features

Publication Year2012

Number of Pages371 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TypeTextbook

AuthorStephen Few

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Length11in

Width8.5in

Weight57.1 Oz

Additional Product Features

Edition Number2

GroupTrade

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"With this second edition, Show Me the Numbers has been transformed from a practical, engaging, and trustworthy guide for displaying numbers into the most comprehensive reference available for anyone who seeks to present data in enlightening ways, even to those with numberphobia." --Stacey Barr, performance measure specialist, "With calm clarity and well-crafted examples, Stephen Few explains how to make comprehensible and even compelling tables and graphs. In a world with petabytes of data, compact informative tables and graphs are more important than ever. Their quality is not measured in byte counts, but in insights, deep understandings, and confident decisions. Show Me the Numbers will raise expectations and guide data hackers to become information Rembrandts." --Ben Shneiderman, professor, University of Maryland, and coauthor, Readings in Information Visualization: Using Vision to Think, "Each concept builds upon the previous in a logical and easy-to-follow sequence, leading the reader steadily through the material, eager to see what is on the next page. In my work with health-care professionals, I list Show Me the Numbers as a must-have for my clients' reference libraries." --Katherine S. Rowell, founder, Katherine S. Rowell & Associates, "Not just 'a' book on statistical graphics, it is 'the' book on statistical graphics. No other book has influenced my own view on the visual presentation of quantitative evidence as much as this. A true masterpiece." --Alberto Cairo, author, The Functional Art, "A must-read for anyone developing reports or dashboards." --Cindi Howson, founder, BI Scorecard, and author, Successful Business Intelligence: Secrets to Making BI a Killer App, "A must-read for anyone developing reports or dashboards." Cindi Howson, founder, BI Scorecard, and author, Successful Business Intelligence: Secrets to Making BI a Killer App, "Stephen Few is the master of creating simplicity and meaning through the clear visualization of data. Show Me the Numbers should be required reading for every businessperson, researcher, student, and teacher. A contemporary classic!" --Garr Reynolds, author, Presentation Zen and The Naked Presenter, "If you are looking for practical, easy-to-follow guidelines for presenting numerical data, this is the best book there is. Stephen Few's examples are elegant, and his advice is right on the money." Colin Ware, professor, University of New Hampshire, and author, Information Visualization: Perception for Design

Publication Date2012-06-01

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal658.45

Edition DescriptionNew Edition