<div>Foreword</div><div>Acknowledgements</div><div>1. Why you need this book</div><div>2. Why charts matter</div><div><br></div><div>PART 1 - KNOW YOUR CHARTS</div><div><br></div><div>3. The FT Visual Vocabulary</div><div>4. Charts of magnitude</div><div>5. Charts of change over time</div><div>6. Charts of correlation</div><div>7. Charts of distribution</div><div>8. Charts of flow</div><div>9. Charts of ranking</div><div>10. Charts of deviation</div><div>11. Charts of part to whole</div><div>12. Spatial is special</div><div><br></div><div>PART 2 - PUTTING CHARTS TO WORK</div><div><br></div><div>13. Using the Visual Vocabulary in your own organisation</div><div>14. The science behind good charts</div><div>15. Scales of justice, axes of evil</div><div>16. The best charts are well written</div><div>17. Designing for charts</div><div>18. Visualising uncertainty - a case study</div>

<div><strong><i>How Charts Work </strong></i>&nbsp;brings the secrets of effective data visualisation in a way that will help you bring data alive.</div><div><br></div><div><p>Charts, graphs and tables are essential devices in business, but all too often they present information poorly. This book will help you:</p></div><div><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span><li>Feel confident understanding different types of charts, graphs and tables – and how to read them</li></div><div><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span><li>Recognise the true story behind the data presented and what the information really shows</li></div><div><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span><li>Know the principles and rules of how best to represent information so you can create your own information-driven (and beautiful) visuals</li></div><div><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span><li>Design visuals that people engage with, understand and act upon</li></div><div><br></div><div><b><p>Don't value design over information – present data persuasively.</p></b></div><div><br></div><div><p>Find the FT Chart Doctor's columns here - https://www.ft.com/chart-doctor</div></p><div><br></div>

Alan Smith

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