Bibliograph

A history of data visualization and graphic communication, Michael Friendly, Howard Wainer

Type

Label

A history of data visualization and graphic communication, Michael Friendly, Howard Wainer

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A history of data visualization and graphic communication

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1198018880

Responsibility statement

Michael Friendly, Howard Wainer

Summary

"Statistical graphing was born in the seventeenth century as a scientific tool, but it quickly escaped all disciplinary bounds. Today graphics are ubiquitous in daily life. Michael Friendly and Howard Wainer detail the history of data visualization and argue that it has not only helped us solve problems, but it has also changed the way we think"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

In the beginning... -- The first graph got it right -- The birth of data -- Vital statistics: William Farr, John Snow and cholera -- The big bang: William Playfair, the father of modern graphics -- The origin and development of the scatterplot -- The golden age of statistical graphics -- Escaping Flatland -- Visualizing time and space -- Graphs as poetry

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