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 great tips for effective presentations December 2, 1996
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
i have bought copies to give away to friends. a great lesson in presentation of information
You will NEVER look at newspaper graph in the same way again November 24, 1996
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
The single three dimensional (on flat paper) graph of
Napolleon's march to Moscow is worth the $40.00 price alone.
A framed copy hangs on my office wall. The book is stunning
in it's clearity of ideas.There are concise examples of
the casual deceptions of graphs in newspapers and magazines.
Read the Book it will improve the way you visualize data forever.
Excellent reference on graphical representation of data October 24, 1996
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is an excellent style guide on how to present
data in graphical format. Every idea is clearly explained
and backed up with excellent visual examples. Tufte
emphasizes the use of graphics as a tool that accelerates
the flow of information to the reader instead of an
ornamental attachment. Latest advances in personal
computing and world-wide web has made this point even
more important - just think about the amount of junk we
get to see on a typical web page. Tufte criticizes the
increasingly familiar case of graphical data distortion
in publications with striking examples and offers basic
guidelines for avoiding this problem.
The book is overall very well written and designed. I
consider "The Visual Display of Quantitative Information"
required reading for anybody who needs to present or use
data in graphical form.
 Good but dull October 3, 1996
2 out of 34 found this review helpful
Good graphics but not cutting edge
Excellent book, reoriented my thinking. September 27, 1996
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
I've been working in marketing research for over 20 years and am constantly challenged to present complex information to managers -- quickly, efficiently, accurately, ...and visually.
This book completely reoriented my approach to this task, and ranks among maybe half a dozen that have had such an influence on my worldview. My graphs now communicate huge amounts of information very simply. Managers can "get it" within a few minutes at most. I write less text because I can convey so much visually. My reports are shorter, more concise, more reader friendly, and my value to clients has gone up.
Others in my company come to me to review their graphs too, and I can almost always find something to recommend, based on Tufte's principles.
This book is well written and illustrated. It seems nothing was spared to make it useful and visually appealing. It is well worth the investment.
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