The Truthful Art

Preface: It All Begins With a Spark  Introduction: The Island of Knowledge and the Shoreline of Wonder  PART I: FOUNDATIONS Chapter 1: What We Talk About When We Talk About Visualization  Chapter 2: The Five Qualities of Great Visualizations  PART II: TRUTHFUL Chapter 3: The Truth Continuum  Chapter 4: Of Conjectures and Uncertainty  PART III: FUNCTIONAL Chapter 5: Basic Principles of Visualization  Chapter 6: Exploring Data With Simple Charts  Chapter 7: Visualizing Distributions  Chapter 8: Revealing change  Chapter 9: Seeing Relationships  Chapter 10: Mapping Data  Chapter 11: Confidence and Significance  PART IV: PRACTICE Chapter 12: On Creativity and Innovation  An Epilogue on What Lies Ahead