Statistical Graphics: Design Principles and PracticesDescribes the principles and practices of chart design. Emphasizes the case method using actual cases taken from different publications. Demonstrates common errors and pitfalls and shows how charts may be redesigned for greater efficiency. Discusses deficiencies found in various charts. Includes extended treatment of sampling errors. Covers problems, standards and guidelines that relate to projection and pictorial techniques. Extensively illustrated. |
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Contents
BASIC ISSUES PROBLEMS PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF CHART DESIGN | 1 |
PROBLEMS PRIN CIPLES AND STANDARDS | 17 |
ISSUES AND PROBLEMS | 39 |
Copyright | |
8 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Statistical Graphics: Design Principles and Practices Calvin Fisher Schmid No preview available - 1992 |
Common terms and phrases
addition Agricultural American amount appropriate Association axis bar chart basic Bureau Calvin F Cartographic Census characteristics choropleth map circles class intervals clearly column chart communication comparative comparison confidence construction course CRIMES curves Department discussion distribution effective elements errors estimate example fact Figure frequency Government graduated Graphic Presentation grid Handbook height horizontal illustrates important indicated interpretation ITEM Journal kind less limits MALE means measure method Note Office patterns percent percentage persons pictorial placed plotting population portray possible practice principles Printing problems production projection proportion PUBLIC range rates referred relatively reliability Report represent result sample scale Schmid selected semilogarithmic shading shown shows significant simple Social space specific standard statistical charts statistical graphics studies symbols techniques three-dimensional tion trends United University values various vertical visual Washington York
References to this book
Bibliographic information
| Title | Statistical Graphics: Design Principles and Practices A Wiley-Interscience publication Design Principles and Practices |
| Author | Calvin F. Schmid |
| Editor | Calvin F. Schmid |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Wiley, 1983 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Nov 20, 2007 |
| ISBN | 0471875252, 9780471875253 |
| Length | 212 pages |
| Subjects | › › Mathematics / Probability & Statistics / General Mathematics / Probability & Statistics / Stochastic Processes |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |