How Charts Lie
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A leading data visualization expert explores the negative—and positive—influences that charts have on our perception of truth.
Today, public conversations are increasingly driven by numbers. While charts, infographics, and diagrams can make us smarter, they can also deceive—intentionally or unintentionally. To be informed citizens, we must all be able to decode and use the visual information that politicians, journalists, and even our employers present us with each day. Demystifying an essential new literacy for our data-driven world, How Charts Lie examines contemporary examples ranging from election result infographics to global GDP maps and box office record charts, as well as an updated afterword on the graphics of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Intro
- Title
- Contents
- Prologue: A World Brimming with Charts
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: How Charts Work
- Chapter 2: Charts That Lie by Being Poorly Designed
- Chapter 3: Charts That Lie by Displaying Dubious Data
- Chapter 4: Charts That Lie by Displaying Insufficient Data
- Chapter 5: Charts That Lie by Concealing or Confusing Uncertainty
- Chapter 6: Charts That Lie by Suggesting Misleading Patterns
- Conclusion: Don't Lie to Yourself (or to Others) with Charts
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Further Reading
- Index
- Also by Alberto Cairo
- Copyright
