# The Visual Display of Quantitative Information

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/books/visual-display-quantitative-information/
- Published: 2017-12-02T19:16:08+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**First published in 1983, this book’s author Edward R Tufte took out a second mortgage
so that he could publish it himself and retain control over the book’s design so
that it reflected the principles he was setting out.**

This is a classic text on the design of statistical graphics, written well before
the rise of digital infographics.
Tufte demonstrates why and how to convey statistical
data in an effective but also elegant manner. Look out for his views on the pie 
chart. 

The classic book on statistical graphics, charts, tables. Theory and practice in
the design of data graphics, 250 illustrations of the best (and a few of the worst)
statistical graphics, with detailed analysis of how to display data for precise,
effective, quick analysis. Design of the high-resolution displays, small multiples.
Editing and improving graphics. The data-ink ratio. Time-series, relational graphics,
data maps, multivariate designs. Detection of graphical deception: design variation
vs. data variation. Sources of deception. Aesthetics and data graphical displays.

The first edition was printed 17 times.

## Author

Statistician, visualiser and artist Edward Tufte is Professor Emeritus of Political
Science, Statistics, and Computer Science at Yale University. 

## Reviews

“This book is a gem.”
**Ergonomics** 

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