Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and NarrativeVisual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative is about pictures of verbs, the representation of mechanism and motion, process and dynamics, causes and effects, explanation and narrative. Practical applications and examples include statistical graphics, charts for making important decisions in engineering and medicine, technical manuals, diagrams, design of computer interfaces and websites and on-line manuals, animations and scientific visualizations, techniques for talks, and design strategies for enhancing the rate of information transfer in print, presentations, and computer screens. The use of visual evidence in deciding to launch the space shuttle Challenger is discussed in careful detail. Video snapshots show redesigns of a supercomputer animation of a thunderstorm. The book is designed and printed to the highest standards, with luscious color throughout and four built-in flaps for showing motion and before/after effects. |
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... removal of the handle of the Broad Street pump had much to do with ending the epidemic . As shown by this time - series above , the epidemic was already in rapid decline by the time the handle was removed . Yet , in many retellings of ...
... removal of the handle of the Broad Street pump had much to do with ending the epidemic . As shown by this time - series above , the epidemic was already in rapid decline by the time the handle was removed . Yet , in many retellings of ...
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... removal from the neighbourhood of Broad Street , the num- ber of the house from which they had been removed was not registered . The address of those who died after their removal to St. James's Workhouse was not registered ; and I was ...
... removal from the neighbourhood of Broad Street , the num- ber of the house from which they had been removed was not registered . The address of those who died after their removal to St. James's Workhouse was not registered ; and I was ...
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... removal had the apparent consequence of reducing the weekly death toll from 458 to 112 ! But this result comes purely from the aggregation , for the daily data show no such effect.1 Conveniently , the handle was removed in early morning ...
... removal had the apparent consequence of reducing the weekly death toll from 458 to 112 ! But this result comes purely from the aggregation , for the daily data show no such effect.1 Conveniently , the handle was removed in early morning ...
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