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EFFECTIVE DATA VISUALIZATION: The Right Chart for the Right Data
Stephanie D. H. Evergreen, Evergreen Data & Evaluation, LLC
Written by sought-after speaker, designer, and researcher Stephanie D. H. Evergreen, Effective Data Visualization
shows readers how to create Excel charts and graphs that best communicate data fi ndings. This comprehensive
how-to guide functions as a set of blueprints—supported by research and the author's extensive experience with
clients in industries all over the world—for conveying data in an impactful way. Delivered in Evergreen's humorous
and approachable style, the book covers the spectrum of graph types available beyond the default options, how to
determine which one most appropriately fi ts specifi c data stories, and easy steps for making the chosen graph in Excel.
CONTENTS 1. Our Backbone: Why We Visualize / 2. When a Single Number is Important: Showing Mean, Frequency, and Measures of Variability /
3. How Two or More Numbers are Alike or Different: Visualizing Comparisons / 4. How We are Better or Worse Than a Benchmark: Displaying Relative
Performance / 5. What the Survey Says: Showing Likert, Ranking, Check-All-That-Apply, and More / 6. When There are Parts of a Whole: Visualizing
Beyond the Pie Chart / 7. How This Thing Changes When That Thing Does: Communicating Correlation and Regression / 8. When the Words Have the
Meaning : Visualizing Qualitative Data / 9. How Things Changed Over Time: Depicting Trends / 10. It's About More Than Buttons
PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-5063-0305-5 • MAY 2016 • 264 PAGES • •
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PRESENTING DATA EFFECTIVELY: Communicating Your Findings for Maximum
Impact
Stephanie D. H. Evergreen, Evergreen Data & Evaluation, LLC
This is a step-by-step guide to making the research results presented in reports, slideshows, posters, and data
visualizations more interesting. Written in an easy, accessible manner, it provides guiding principles for designing data
presentations so that they are more likely to be heard, remembered, and used.
CONTENTS 1. The Justifi cation for Presenting Data Effectively / 2. Graphics / 3. Type / 4. Color / 5. Arrangement / 6. A Short Last Word on
Presenting Data Effectively
PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-4522-5736-5 • ©2014 • 200 PAGES • •
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DATA VISUALISATION: A Handbook for Data Driven Design
Andy Kirk, Freelance Data Visualization Specialist and Trainer
Never has it been more essential to work in the world of data. Scholars and students need to be able to analyze,
design and curate information into useful tools of communication, insight and understanding. This book is the starting
point in learning the process and skills of data visualization, teaching the concepts and skills of how to present data
and inspiring effective visual design.
CONTENTS 1. Defi ning Data Visualization / 2. Data Visualization Workfl ow / 3. Formulating Our Brief / 4. Working with Data / 5. Establishing Our
Editorial Perspective / 6. Data Presentation / 7. Interactivity / 8. Annotation / 9. Color / 10. Composition
PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-4739-1214-4 • JULY 2016 • 368 PAGES • •
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DATA VISUALIZATION & PRESENTATION WITH MICROSOFT OFFICE
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Valerie M. Sue • Matthew T. Griffi n
Learn to present data clearly and effectively with this one-of-a-kind resource. Whether you are a beginning chart
designer or a more seasoned professional, you'll fi nd the information you need to create and present essential charts
using Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Publisher in this practical resource. Covering both the technical and the aesthetic
elements of creating accurate, visually appealing data displays, this much-needed book provides step-by-step coverage
of the full range of tasks, from procuring data to presenting a report.
CONTENTS SECTION I: DISPLAYING DATA / 1. Choosing Data Displays / 2. Bar and Column Charts / 3. Line and Area Charts / 4. Pie Charts /
5. Chart Formatting / SECTION II: PREPARING DATA FOR CHARTING / 6. Preparing Data for Charting / 7. Pivot Tables and Pivot Charts / 8. Tables
- When Charts Aren't Enough / SECTION III: PRESENTING DATA / 9. Reports / 10. Creating Presentations / 11. Delivering Presentations / 12.
Concluding Comments
PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-4833-6515-2 • ©2016 • 360 PAGES • •
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