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How Charts Work brings the secrets of effective data visualisation in a way that will help you bring data alive.
Charts, graphs and tables are essential devices in business, but all too often they present information poorly. This book will help you:
Don't value design over information present data persuasively.
Find the FT Chart Doctor's columns here - https://www.ft.com/chart-doctor
ForewordAcknowledgements1. Why you need this book2. Why charts matter
PART 1 - KNOW YOUR CHARTS
3. The FT Visual Vocabulary4. Charts of magnitude5. Charts of change over time6. Charts of correlation7. Charts of distribution8. Charts of flow9. Charts of ranking10. Charts of deviation11. Charts of part to whole12. Spatial is special
PART 2 - PUTTING CHARTS TO WORK
13. Using the Visual Vocabulary in your own organisation14. The science behind good charts15. Scales of justice, axes of evil16. The best charts are well written17. Designing for charts18. Visualising uncertainty - a case study