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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 153.43 EAN: 9780970601995 ISBN: 0970601999 Label: Analytics Press Manufacturer: Analytics Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 280 Publication Date: September 01, 2004 Publisher: Analytics Press Studio: Analytics Press Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Tables and graphs can more adequately communicate important business information when they reflect the good design practices discussed in this practical guide to effective table and graph design. Information is provided on the fundamental concepts of table and graph design, the numbers and knowledge most suitable for display in a graphic form, the best tabular means to communicate certain ideas, and the component-level aspects of design. Analysts, technicians, and managers will appreciate the solid theory behind this outline for ensuring that tables and graphs present quantitative business information in a truthful, attractive format that facilitates better decision making. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Practical Approaches to Displaying Quantitative InformationThis is a good book with immediate and useful applicability to displaying quantitative information. Stephen Few takes a deliberate and logical approach to teaching readers how best to present quantitative information in the form, primarily, of tables and graphs. For those individuals who present quantitative information in the form of slides and/or handouts, this book offers a great guide and reference for how to maximize the impact and effectiveness of the presentation of quantitative ... Read More Rating: - Very good if you target your readingIf you are like me, you are probably a very busy person. You pick this book up because you would like to improve a certain aspect of your employment skills: tables or graphs. This isn't a skill that will make or break your career, so it is something you want to be able to pick up quickly. One great thing about this book is that you can flip through the pages and see many great and obviously poor examples - Few makes the contrasts between these examples very clear. Without reading a word, ... Read More Rating:  - Show Me the NumbersThe book is good for someone that has never used or dealt with the design and graphic presentation of data. This book is NOT for someone who has skill in developing tables and charts for presentation, and is looking for new and different ways to present data. Rating:  - A Reference for Tables & Simple ChartsA complete book on tables, and simple graphs. Stephen Few seems to follow the same scarcity principles as Edward Tufte when it comes to "ink". Here the additional bonus is that the author compares many "good" yet subtly different charts so that you get a good intuitive feel for selecting the most appropriate one. He plays with contrasts, colors, type, alignement, column ordering and more. After reading this book, you will know how to make well designed tables and charts that can really make the numbers ... Read More Rating: - Practical TufteThis book is a gold mine of practical information for the creation of tables and graphs. I really like the Tufte books as well, but have found them to be more general and difficult to apply. Few takes those ideas, adds many of his own and shows the nitty gritty of creating useful charts. I've been looking for a book like this for a long, long time. 
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