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About the Book
Creating More Effective Graphs gives you the basic knowledge and techniques required to choose appropriate graphs for a broad range of applications. Using real-world examples everyone can relate to, it highlights some of today‘s most effective methods. In clear, concise language, it answers such common questions as:
- What constitutes an effective graph for communicating data?
- How do I choose the type of graph that is best for my data?
- How do I recognize a misleading graph?
Whether you‘re a novice at graphing or want to improve the graphs you already use in your work, Creating More Effective Graphs will help you develop the kind of clear, accurate, and well-designed graphs that allow your data to be understood.
About the Author
Naomi B. Robbins is a consultant and seminar leader who specializes in the graphical display of data. She trains employees of corporations and organizations on the effective presentation of data. She also reviews documents and presentations for clients, suggesting improvements or alternative presentations as appropriate. She is the author of Creating More Effective Graphs, first published by John Wiley (2005) and then by Chart House (2013). Dr. Robbins received her Ph.D. in mathematical statistics from Columbia University, M.A. from Cornell University, and A.B. from Bryn Mawr College. Naomi is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association and is a past chair of the Statistical Graphics Section. She is the organizer for the Data Visualization New York Meetup. She had a long career at Bell Laboratories before forming NBR, her consulting practice.