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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462168303321

Autore

Ferster Bill <1956->

Titolo

Interactive visualization [[electronic resource] ] : insight through inquiry / / Bill Ferster ; foreword by Ben Shneiderman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2013

ISBN

0-262-30486-4

0-262-30579-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (292 p.)

Disciplina

006.7

Soggetti

Information visualization - Data processing

Web-based user interfaces

Inquiry (Theory of knowledge)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Preface; I About Interactive Visualization; 1 Introduction; II An Assertive Approach to Visualization; 2 Ask a Question; 3 Search for Information; 4 Structure the Information; 5 Envision the Answer; 6 Represent the Visualization; 7 Tell a Story Using Data; 8 Visualization in the Classroom; 9 The Internet; 10 Statistics; 11 Using Spreadsheets; 12 Databases and XML; 13 Accessibility; 14 About VisualEyes; Further Reading; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A guide to fundamental issues in designing interactive visualizations, exploring ideas of inquiry, design, structured data, and usability.