{"product_id":"data-visualization-charts-maps-and-interactive-graphics-asacrc-series-on-statistical-reasoning-in-science-and-society-9781138707603","title":"Data Visualization: Charts  Maps  and Interactive Graphics (ASA-CRC Series on Statistical Reasoning in Science and Society)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the age of data. There are more innovations and more opportunities for interesting work with data than ever before  but there is also an overwhelming amount of quantitative information being published every day. Data visualisation has become big business  because communication is the difference between success and failure  no matter how clever the analysis may have been. The ability to visualize data is now a skill in demand across business  government  NGOs and academia. Data Visualization: Charts  Maps  and Interactive Graphics gives an overview of a wide range of techniques and challenges  while staying accessible to anyone interested in working with and understanding data. Features: Focusses on concepts and ways of thinking about data rather than algebra or computer code. Features 17 short chapters that can be read in one sitting. Includes chapters on big data  statistical and machine learning models  visual perception  high-dimensional data  and maps and geographic data. Contains more than 125 visualizations  most created by the author. Supported by a website with all code for creating the visualizations  further reading  datasets and practical advice on crafting the images. Whether you are a student considering a career in data science  an analyst who wants to learn more about visualization  or the manager of a team working with data  this book will introduce you to a broad range of data visualization methods. Cover image: Landscape of Change uses data about sea level rise  glacier volume decline  increasing global temperatures  and the increasing use of fossil fuels. These data lines compose a landscape shaped by the changing climate  a world in which we are now living. Copyright  Jill Pelto (jillpelto.com).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45960448770101,"sku":"ByrdShop_1138707600","price":61.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781138707603.jpg?v=1788287505","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/data-visualization-charts-maps-and-interactive-graphics-asacrc-series-on-statistical-reasoning-in-science-and-society-9781138707603","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}