Smith A. How Charts Work: Understand and Explain Data with Confidence

Pearson, 2022. — 335 p.How Charts Work brings the secrets of effective data visualisation in a way that will help you bring data alive.
Charts, graphs and tables are essential devices in business, but all too often they present information poorly. This book will help you:
Feel confident understanding different types of charts, graphs and tables – and how to read them
Recognise the true story behind the data presented and what the information really shows
Know the principles and rules of how best to represent information so you can create your own information-driven (and beautiful) visuals
Design visuals that people engage with, understand and act upon
Don’t value design over information – present data persuasively.
Find the FT Chart Doctor’s columns here - https://www.ft.com/chart-doctor
About the Author
Alan Smith is Head of Visual and Data Journalism at Financial Times. A data visualization specialist, he writes the FT’s popular “Chart Doctor” column. Alan is an experienced presenter, having lectured extensively on how to communicate with data. His TEDx talk, “Why you should love statistics,” was a TED.com featured talk in 2017. Previously, he worked at the UK’s Office for National Statistics, where he founded its award-winning Data Visualisation Centre. Alan received a BA in geography from the University of Lancaster and holds an MSc in GIS from Salford University. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in Queen Elizabeth II’s 2011 Birthday Honours list.About the author
Author's acknowledgements
Foreword
Why you need this book
Why charts matter
Know your charts
The Financial Times visual vocabulary
Charts of magnitude
Charts of change over time
Charts of correlation
Charts of distribution
Charts of flow
Charts of ranking
Charts of deviation
Charts of part to whole
Spatial is special
Putting charts to work
The science behind good charts
Scales of justice; axes of evil
The best charts are well written
Designing for charts
Visualising uncertainty - a case study
Using the FT Visual Vocabulary in your own organisation
Index
Publisher's Acknowledgement