The Elements of Graphing Data

The American Mathematical Monthly:
``Graphical methods in science and technology. Many new ideas and methods; many not widely known before. Excellent methodological resource for research workers. Theme is communication of information from raw data.''

J. C. Thompson, Jr., Cornell Veterinarian:
``The book is well written and provides a wealth of examples which make it easy to read and understand.''

J. Lodge, Atmospheric Environment:
``certain kinds of tendency toward bad graphics could be cured if as many authors as possible would not just read, but, in the words of the Anglican Prayer Book, `learn, mark, and inwardly digest' this volume.''

P. McPhie, Analytical Biochemistry:
``The quality of the scientific literature would greatly increase if the book were studied by all authors (actual and potential), referees, and editors.''

T. S. Hills, Meteorological Magazine:
``Ideally, everyone interested in getting the most out of their data or presenting data clearly and concisely should have a copy handy.''

B. D. Spurr, Biometrics:
``There is so much to learn from this book that it took me considerable time to get through it despite it not being a long book.''

J. M. Olson, The American Cartographer:
``An excellent stimulus for deeper thinking about display techniques ... ''

College and Research Libraries:
``This book is a gem. Buy it, read it
and urge everyone you know whose job it is to convert raw data to meaningful information to do the same.''

L. S. Nelson, Journal of Quality Technology:
``It is hard to imagine anyone reading this book and not getting some good ideas to put immediately into practice.''

R. A. Thisted, Computing Reviews:
``This is an admirable book. It is clearly written and intellectually engaging.''

J. C. Thompson, Jr., Cornell Veterinarian:
``a wealth of examples which make it easy to read and understand.''

Visualizing Data

B. Gunter, Technometrics:
``This is a terrific book --- in my opinion, a pathbreaking book. Get it. Read it. Practice what it preaches. You will improve the quality of your data analysis.''

P. Royston, Statistics in Medicine:
``proposes and convincingly illustrates a philosophy of data analysis that is both modern and practical. ... the writing is beautifully lucid.''

A. M. Ellison, BioScience: ``required reading for every scientist ... ''

A. Bowman, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society:
``uses mostly elementary tools ... in a way which is always illuminating and often highly imaginative.''

C. J. Wild, ISI Book Reviews:
``This book, by a leading researcher in statistical graphics, deserves a wide readership.''

A. H. Welsch, J. of the American Statistical Association:
`` a serious effort to produce a coherent data analysis.''

D. Birnbaum, Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology:
``An exciting aspect of this book is the discovery of new findings in examples that are real, sometimes classic data sets.''