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 demystify the cloud February 16, 2007
John L. Jones (Las Cruces, NM USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
if you have to present or report complex information to others, this and tufte's other tomes are a very useful and are good reference library books.
Superb analytical writing January 3, 2007
Geoffrey P. Tucker (Seattle, WA United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Tufte is a master of laying out the problem, revealing misguided analysis used in the two studies that he dissects and then shows how to better interpret the data. I found myself slowing down my usual reading speed to half and doubling my concentration to follow him, which is a compliment to the depth of his writing. Tufte is concise and a well-regarded authority on the methods to describe, define, reveal and present problems so that solutions are found honestly. I recommend reading all his work.
 Visual and Statistical Thinking....very visual August 1, 2006
Donald D. Barton (Whitewater, CO USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
A very good book on a fairly obscure but very important subject. Being able to effectively communicate numerical/statistical information in a graphical way is far more art and aethetics, than science. Anyone who uses charts and graphs to convey important information should get this book. In other works by Tufte, he shows how proper use of explaining critical numerical information could have stopped the Space Shuttle from launching on a cold morning which eventually led to it exploding shortly after tackoff in 1987 - due to an o-ring failing to seal properly. A fascinating read that reveals how important graphs are to making sense of numerical data.
How not to lie with graphics June 11, 2006
Charles Smythe (Boulder, CO USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is not as incisive as Tufte's classic "The Visual Display of Qantitiative Information". It does, however, discuss in cogent detail how to design a graphical display so that it will clarify ideas and not mislead the viewer. We are subject daily to a blizzard of deliberate dis-information by such means. Tufte's plea for clarity and honesty seems almost quaint by today's standards. Thank you, sir.
 waste of money March 24, 2006
T. Shah
6 out of 10 found this review helpful
Buy the book instead of this pamphlet. This small guide is a waste of money
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