Now you see it: simple visualization techniques for quantitative analysis

Abstract

Introduction – pt. I. Building core skills for visual analysis – Information visualization – Prerequisites for enlightening analysis – Thinking with our eyes – Analytical interaction and navigation – Analytical techniques and practices – Analytical patterns – pt. II. Honing skills for diverse types of visual analysis – Time-series analysis – Part-to-whole and ranking analysis – Deviation analysis – Distribution analysis – Correlation analysis – Multivariate analysis – pt. III. Further thoughts and hopes – Promising trends in information visualization – Wisdom in the age of information