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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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

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  • 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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