How Charts Lie - Getting Smarter about Visual Information
Getting Smarter about Visual Information
(Sprache: Englisch)
Today, public conversations are increasingly driven by numbers. While charts, infographics, and diagrams can make us smarter, they can also deceive - intentionally or unintentionally. To be informed citizens, we must all be able to decode and use the visual...
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Today, public conversations are increasingly driven by numbers. While charts, infographics, and diagrams can make us smarter, they can also deceive - intentionally or unintentionally. To be informed citizens, we must all be able to decode and use the visual information that politicians, journalists, and even our employers present us with each day. Demystifying an essential new literacy for our data-driven world, How Charts Lie examines contemporary examples ranging from election result infographics to global GDP maps and box office record charts, as well as an updated afterword on the graphics of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Today, public conversations are increasingly driven by numbers. Although charts, infographics, and diagrams can make us wiser, they can also deceive-intentionally or unintentionally. To be informed citizens, we must all be able to decode and use the visual information that politicians, journalists and even our employers present to us each day. How Charts Lie examines contemporary examples ranging from election result infographics to global GDP maps and box office record charts, demystifying an essential new literacy for our data-driven world. . With a new afterword on the reporting of the Covid-19 statistics.
Autoren-Porträt von Alberto Cairo
Alberto Cairo is the Knight Chair in Infographics and Data Visualization at the School of Communication of the University of Miami. He has consulted with companies and institutions such as Google and the Congressional Budget Office on visualizations. He lives in Miami, Florida.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Alberto Cairo
- 2020, 256 Seiten, 175 Abbildungen, Maße: 13,9 x 20,8 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Norton
- ISBN-10: 0393358429
- ISBN-13: 9780393358421
- Erscheinungsdatum: 29.10.2020
Sprache:
Englisch
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