Better Data Visualizations - a Guide for Scholars, Researchers, and Wonks
by Jonathan A. Schwabish · first published 2021
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…light of recent research into how humans interpret visual information. For example, he often recommends tables over bar charts when it's now been shown that bar charts are processed faster and easier. Better Data Visualizations by Jonathan Schwabish is the best. He combines all the insight from recent data biz books like Storytelling with Data or Cairos series into a comprehensive guide. Even has a practical section on visualizing…
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