Computational Statistics and Data VisualizationAntony Unwin, Chen, Chun-houh and Wolfgang Karl Härdle No SFB649DP2007-020, SFB 649 Discussion Papers from Humboldt University, Collaborative Research Center 649 Abstract: This book is the third volume of the Handbook of Computational Statistics and covers the field of Data Visualization. In line with the companion volumes, it contains a collection of chapters by experts in the field to present readers with an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of the state of the art. Data Visualization is an active area of application and research and this is a good time to gather together a summary of current knowledge. Graphic displays are often very effective at communicating information. They are also very often not effective at communicating information. Two important reasons for this state of affairs are that graphics can be produced with a few clicks of the mouse without any thought, and that the design of graphics is not taken seriously in many scientific textbooks. Some people seem to think that preparing good graphics is just a matter of common sense (in which case their common sense cannot be in good shape) and others believe that preparing graphics is a low-level task, not appropriate for scientific attention. This volume of the Handbook of Computational Statistics takes graphics for Data Visualization seriously. Keywords: Data Visualization; Exploratory Graphics. (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: http://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:hum:wpaper:sfb649dp2007-020 Access Statistics for this paper More papers in SFB 649 Discussion Papers from Humboldt University, Collaborative Research Center 649 |
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