How to Lie with Charts
Gerald Everett Jones, a finalist for the Eric Hoffer Award for "How to Lie with Charts," has managed major proposal and business analysis projects in the government, healthcare, and commercial sectors. He has written over 25 business and technical books on digital media production, including numerous how-to books on applications like Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint. He has hands-on experience in IT system development and was the project leader for the ARTIS computer graphics system, a forerunner of PowerPoint. Gerald is also a published novelist and the host of the GetPublished! Radio Show.
The definitive textbook on data visualization has been updated. There is new content on fake news and social media disinformation, metadata misinterpretation, and the uses and abuses of Big Data. You don't need to be taught how to lie if you use a computer to generate charts for meetings and reports; you're already doing it. You and your audience are probably unaware that your charts are untrustworthy. So you're getting away with it - at least until a manager, a sales prospect, or an investor makes a bad decision based on the information you provided. The principles of persuasive - and undistorted - visual communication are central to How to Lie with Charts. It is all about careful thought and clear expression.
Who would have thought that a book about charts and graphs could be so entertaining? It's an incredibly entertaining read (really) and a must-have reference for anyone who presents or analyzes data. Gerald employs wit and humor to explain concepts that we often take for granted, and he succeeds in teaching us how to deliver more effective presentations—while cautioning us to be wary of those who may lie using the same techniques!
Author: Gerald Everett Jones
Link to buy: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0996543864/
Ratings: 3.8 out of 5 stars (from 19 reviews)
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