The Elements of Graphing DataPrinciples of graph constrution; Graphical methods; Graphical perception. |
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User Review - encephalical - LibraryThingReview is for the 1994 revised edition. Cleveland is referenced all over the place, almost as much as Tufte, so I decided I should read it. After the title, it aims to be the plotting version of ... Read full review
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User Review - lorin - LibraryThingWhere Tufte gives you a good high-level view about displaying info through graphics, Cleveland gets into the nuts and bolts of the issue. This work is actually more useful than Tufte's book, as it ... Read full review
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Principles of Graph Construction | 22 |
Graphical Methods | 119 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Elements of Graphing Data |
| Author | William S. Cleveland |
| Edition | 2, illustrated, revised |
| Publisher | AT&T Bell Laboratories, 1994 |
| ISBN | 0963488414, 9780963488411 |
| Length | 297 pages |
| Subjects | › Mathematics / Graphic Methods |
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