Data visualization for people of all ages

By:

Organ, Nancy

Material type: Text

TextSeries: AK Peters Visualization SeriesPublication details: Routledge New York 2024Description: ix, 322 pISBN:

9781032301006

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

001.4226 ORG

Summary: Data visualization is the art and science of making information visible. On paper and in our imaginations, it’s a language of shapes and colors that holds our best ideas and most important questions. As we find ourselves swimming in data of all kinds, visualization can help us to understand, express, and explore the richness of the world around us. No matter your age or background, this book opens the door to new ways of thinking and sharing through the power of data visualization. Data Visualization for People of All Ages is a field guide to visual literacy, born from the author’s personal experience working with world-class scholars, engineers, and scientists. By walking through the different ways of showing data—including color, angle, position, and length—you’ll learn how charts and graphs truly work so that no visualization is ever a mystery or out of reach. It doesn’t stop at what fits on a page, either. You’ll journey into cutting-edge topics like data sonification and data physicalization, using sound and touch to share data across the different senses. Packed with practical examples and exercises to help you connect the dots, this book will teach you how to create and understand data visualizations on your own—all without writing a single line of code or getting tangled up in software. Written with accessibility in mind, this book invites everyone to the table to share the joy of one of today’s most necessary skills. Perfect for home or classroom use, this friendly companion gives people of all ages everything they need to start visualizing with confidence. (https://www.routledge.com/Data-Visualization-for-People-of-All-Ages/Organ/p/book/9781032301006)

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Indian Institute of Management LRC General Stacks	IT & Decisions Sciences	001.4226 ORG (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		008257

Table of contents:
Chapter 1: What is data?

Chapter 2: What is data visualisation?

Chapter 3: Length and height

Chapter 4: Size and area

Chapter 5: Position

Chapter 6: Color for categorical data

Chapter 7: Color for numerical data

Chapter 8: Color for ordinal data

Chapter 9: Shapes and patterns

Chapter 10: Making colorblind-friendly visualizations

Chapter 11: Angle

Chapter 12: Connections and networks

Chapter 13: Visualization whoopsies

Chapter 14: Sound and touch

Chapter 15: Wrapping up

A1 – Glossary of words

A2 – Glossary of graphs

A3 – Solutions guide

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Data visualization is the art and science of making information visible. On paper and in our imaginations, it’s a language of shapes and colors that holds our best ideas and most important questions. As we find ourselves swimming in data of all kinds, visualization can help us to understand, express, and explore the richness of the world around us. No matter your age or background, this book opens the door to new ways of thinking and sharing through the power of data visualization.

Data Visualization for People of All Ages is a field guide to visual literacy, born from the author’s personal experience working with world-class scholars, engineers, and scientists. By walking through the different ways of showing data—including color, angle, position, and length—you’ll learn how charts and graphs truly work so that no visualization is ever a mystery or out of reach. It doesn’t stop at what fits on a page, either. You’ll journey into cutting-edge topics like data sonification and data physicalization, using sound and touch to share data across the different senses. Packed with practical examples and exercises to help you connect the dots, this book will teach you how to create and understand data visualizations on your own—all without writing a single line of code or getting tangled up in software.

Written with accessibility in mind, this book invites everyone to the table to share the joy of one of today’s most necessary skills. Perfect for home or classroom use, this friendly companion gives people of all ages everything they need to start visualizing with confidence.

(https://www.routledge.com/Data-Visualization-for-People-of-All-Ages/Organ/p/book/9781032301006)

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