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Graphic Discovery: A Trout in the Milk and Other Visual Adventures
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Graphic Discovery: A Trout in the Milk and Other Visual Adventures Paperback - 2007 - 2nd Edition

by Wainer, Howard

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Princeton University Press, 10/21/2007 12:00:01. paperback. Very Good. 0.6000 in x 9.9000 in x 7.7000 in.
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  • Title Graphic Discovery: A Trout in the Milk and Other Visual Adventures
  • Author Wainer, Howard
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 2nd
  • Edition 2
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 208
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Princeton University Press
  • Date 10/21/2007 12:00:01
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # mon0000749799
  • ISBN 9780691134055 / 0691134057
  • Weight 1.05 lbs (0.48 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.96 x 7.6 x 0.52 in (25.30 x 19.30 x 1.32 cm)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003066083
  • Dewey Decimal Code 519.5

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First line

"Getting information from a table is like extracting sunbeams from a cucumber" (Farquhar and Farquhar).

From the rear cover

"The use of charts and graphs to make numbers both intelligible and memorable is a surprisingly modern idea. How this idea grew from a curiosity into a basic tool of modern science is a story of remarkable men and curious paradoxes, a story that Howard Wainer tells with zest and sympathetic understanding. Informative, readable, profoundly engaging."--George A. Miller, Princeton University, author of The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two

"I liked this book very much indeed. It will be very useful to the many who are interested in the interplay of forces that have yielded modern science."--Eric T. Bradlow, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

"Fascinating. This book . . . the first to explore the chronological development of graphical data display . . . should be required reading for statisticians, applied researchers, scientists, and certainly for all journalists."--I. Elaine Allen, Babson College

"A delightful and thought-provoking book on statistical graphics. Wainer provides compact case studies of how graphical presentations such as bar charts, plots, and scattergrams can lead to important discoveries. The most compelling examples show how a published graphic could be dramatically improved to avoid misleading interpretations or make new discoveries. The most entertaining parts are his vignettes of historical figures, such as his twin heroes of William Playfair and John Tukey. I enjoyed Wainer's sardonic wit, personal anecdotes, and popular culture references, but the real gift
was the clarity of thinking and the wise guidance about deep issues in statistics, data mining, and information visualization."--Ben Shneiderman, College Park, MD

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About the author

Howard Wainer is Distinguished Research Scientist for the National Board of Medical Examiners and Adjunct Professor of Statistics at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of fifteen other books.