Say it with charts
by Gene Zelazny · first published 2001
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"Say It With Charts, Fourth Edition, shows you how to put your message in visual form and translate information and ideas into persuasive, powerful charts, visuals, and multimedia presentations - holding your audience's attention as you communicate exactly what you want, with no confusion. The newest edition of this bestselling classic covers every important point from previous editions and, in addition, shows you how to use today's digital technologies to create professional-quality, attention-grabbing visuals on your computer screen."--BOOK JACKET.
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…horizontal bar chart is preferable, as it does not lead the reader to mistakenly infer some ordinal relationship between the categories. For learning how to choose a chart type, people should just buy Say it with charts (https://www.amazon.com/Say-Charts-Executives-Visual-Communic...), read it and complete the exercises. BTW - another thing that bugs me about that chart: the y axis is labelled as 'thousands', but then…
on “Charts.css” ↗In addition to a lot of the recos here, Gene Zelazny's "Say it with charts" is an old school book that a manager of mine had us read in concert with Tufte. It's a good simple primer on charts.
on “Ask HN: What is the best book on data visualization in 2021?” ↗My recommendation here is: Zelazny, Gene - Say it with charts.
on “ How to Choose Chart Types (pic)” ↗