How Charts Work: Understand and explain data with confidence, 1st edition

Published by FT Publishing International (September 29, 2022) © 2023

  • Alan Smith
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Title overview

How Charts Work  brings the secrets of effective data visualisation in a way that will help you bring data alive.

Charts, graphs and tables are essential devices in business, but all too often they present information poorly. This book will help you:

  • Feel confident understanding different types of charts, graphs and tables – and how to read them
  • Recognise the true story behind the data presented and what the information really shows
  • Know the principles and rules of how best to represent information so you can create your own information-driven (and beautiful) visuals
  • Design visuals that people engage with, understand and act upon

    • Don't value design over information – present data persuasively.


    Find the FT Chart Doctor's columns here - https://www.ft.com/chart-doctor


    Table of contents

    Foreword
    Acknowledgements
    1. Why you need this book
    2. Why charts matter

    PART 1 - KNOW YOUR CHARTS

    3. The FT Visual Vocabulary
    4. Charts of magnitude
    5. Charts of change over time
    6. Charts of correlation
    7. Charts of distribution
    8. Charts of flow
    9. Charts of ranking
    10. Charts of deviation
    11. Charts of part to whole
    12. Spatial is special

    PART 2 - PUTTING CHARTS TO WORK

    13. Using the Visual Vocabulary in your own organisation
    14. The science behind good charts
    15. Scales of justice, axes of evil
    16. The best charts are well written
    17. Designing for charts
    18. Visualising uncertainty - a case study

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