Data Insights offers multi-disciplinary perspectives and useful information about how visualizations can open your eyes to data. Case studies from business analytics, healthcare, games, security, and network monitoring, among others, portray what is going on in data v
| Title | : | Data Insights: New Ways to Visualize and Make Sense of Data |
| Author | : | Hunter Whitney |
| Rating | : | 4.61 (941 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0123877938 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-2-15 |
| Language | : | English |
Data Insights offers multi-disciplinary perspectives and useful information about how visualizations can open your eyes to data. Case studies from business analytics, healthcare, games, security, and network monitoring, among others, portray what is going on in data visualization today. This thought-provoking book takes a conversational approach to presenting an overview of the subject, while also focusing on key details. A diverse blend of original illustrations and real-world examples, both classical and cutting-edge, help fill in the picture.
This book provides an approachable overview of important aspects of data visualization, and
- Demonstrates, with a variety of case studies, how visualizations can foster a clearer and more comprehensive understanding of data
- Answers the question, "How can data visualization help me?" with discussions of how it fits into a wide array of purposes and situations
- Makes the case that data visualization is not just about technology; it also involves a deeply human process
Theory/postmodernism/post-structuralism often gets written off because of its supposed lack of ethical substance. They want you to just move.. Hunter's book is extremely accessible for the beginner, which I happen to be. Granted many of the examples are of the Central European forest. Another great addition to an already great collection of books that I have. The entire class has complained. Save your money and pass on this one.. It's about work and the men who do it but, for a pleasant twist, there are stories about working men who either want to meet guys they work with or those who are only observers of their work. Visiting friends and finding the contractors working on the house - then working on you. Fantastic source for information and a delightful read.. Math and reading were very good also. Horace’s famous “Carpe diem!” is quoted in the correct Latin plural command form “Carpite Diem,” when the nervous chickens desperately exhort the lazy pigs (who would as soon snooze and snore the whole day away) to make productive use of the day.Well-known children’s book illustrator Sarah Boynton contributed caricature-like, but appealing, renditions of pigs, chickens, cows, ducks, and sheep, and the s
"I have an extensive library of books about data visualization. The new book titled
Data Insights: New Ways to Visualize and Make Sense of Data, by Hunter Whitney, is one of those rare exceptions. Unlike most authors of books about data visualization or the broader topic of business intelligence, Whitney thinks clearly and writes beautifully" -
Visual Business Intelligence, a blog by Stephen Few, perceptualedge/blog/?p=1873. I purchase most of the books that are published on the subject, but only occasionally do I find one that exhibits sound thinking and deep understanding
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