Tufte’s Graphics Principles

• Graphical Excellence

  • What is an excellent graphic?

• Graphical Integrity

  • Graphics lie if the visual representation distorts the numerical relationships

• Data Graphics Theory

  • Applying the principles of excellence and integrity

Tufte, Edward R., The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, Graphics Press, Cheshire CT, 1983. (800) 822-2454

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