For more than sixty years, The Wall Street Journal has prided itself not just on its serious journalism, but also on the whimsical and arcane stories that amuse and delight its readers. In that regard, animal stories have proven to be the most beloved of all. Now, veteran Journal reporter and Page One editor Ken Wells gathers the finest, funniest, and most fascinating of these animal tales in one exceptional book.
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This charming and utterly captivating collection will be a joy not only to animal lovers, but to all those who appreciate artful storytelling by writers who are obviously having a wonderful time spinning the tales.
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August 19, History. An edition of The Wall Street journal guide to information graphics This edition was published in by W. Written in English. The Wall Street journal guide to information graphics: the dos and don'ts of presenting data, facts, and figures , W. Not in Library.
Libraries near you: WorldCat. The Wall Street journal guide to information graphics First published in Edition Notes Includes indexes. Classifications Dewey Decimal Class W65 The Physical Object Pagination p. Community Reviews 0 Feedback? Lists containing this Book. Loading Related Books. The most current digital information is included along with practical advice, making this an essential reference "In today's data-driven world, professionals need to know how to express themselves in the language of graphics effectively and eloquently.
Yet information graphics is rarely taught in schools or is the focus of on-the-job training. Now, for the first time, Dona M. Wong, a student of the information graphics pioneer Edward Tufte, makes this material available for all of us.
In this book, you will learn: to choose the best chart that fits your data; the most effective way to communicate with decision makers when you have five minutes of their time; how to chart currency fluctuations that affect global business; how to use color effectively; and how to make a graphic "colorful" even if only black and white are available.
The book is organized in a series of mini-workshops backed up with illustrated examples, so not only will you learn what works and what doesn't but also you can see the dos and don'ts for yourself.
The basics -- Charting -- Numbers -- Data integrity -- Data richness -- Fonts -- Legibility -- Typography in charts -- The visual--data continuum -- Color -- Basics -- Color palettes -- Color in charts -- Color chart templates -- Coloring for the color blind -- Color scale application -- 2. Chart smart -- Lines -- Height and weight -- Y-axis increments -- Clean lines, clear signal -- Legends and labels -- Left-right y-axis scales -- Comparable scales -- Vertical bars -- Form and shading -- Zero baseline -- Multiple bars and legends -- Broken bars and outliers -- Horizontal bars -- Ordering and regrouping -- Negative bars -- Pies -- Slicing and dicing -- Dressing up the slices -- Slicing a slice -- Proportional pies -- Tables -- Grid lines -- Numbers alignment and ordering -- Pictograms -- Choice of icons -- Comparing quantities -- Maps -- Mapping and shading -- 3.
Ready reference -- Do the math -- Mean, median, mode -- Standard deviation -- Probability -- Average vs. Tricky situations -- Missing data -- Big numbers, small change -- Comparable scales -- Coloring with black ink -- 5.
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