How Charts Lie: Getting Smarter about Visual Information
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How Charts Lie: Getting Smarter about Visual Information

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How Charts Lie: Getting Smarter about Visual InformationToday, public conversations are increasingly driven by numbers. While charts, infographics, and diagrams can make us smarter, they can also deceive intentionally or unintentionally. To be informed citizens, we must all be able to decode and use the visual information that politicians, journalists, and even our employers present us with each day. Demystifying an essential new literacy for our data driven world, How Charts Lie examines contemporary

Today, public conversations are increasingly driven by numbers. While charts, infographics, and diagrams can make us smarter, they can also deceive--intentionally or unintentionally. To be informed citizens, we must all be able to decode and use the visual information that politicians, journalists, and even our employers present us with each day. Demystifying an essential new literacy for our data-driven world, How Charts Lie examines contemporary examples ranging from election result infographics to global GDP maps and box office record charts, as well as an updated afterword on the graphics of the COVID-19 pandemic.



Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 10/13/2020
ISBN: 9780393358421
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.80d
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