Ch. 1. Looking with the eye and mind -- Ch. 2. Choosing a graph format -- Ch. 3. Creating the framework, labels, and title -- Ch. 4. Creating pie graphs, divided-bar graphs, and visual tables -- Ch. 5. Creating bar-graph variants -- Ch. 6. Creating line-graph variants and scatterplots -- Ch. 7. Creating color, filling, and optional components -- Ch. 8. How people lie with graphs -- Ch. 9. Beyond the graph -- App. 1. Elementary statistics for graphs / R.S. Rosenberg and S.M. Kosslyn -- App. 2. Analyzing graphics programs -- App. 3. Summary of psychological principles
Summary
This book addresses the problems that arise when we attempt to convey information with visual displays such as graphs by presenting eight psychological principles for constructing effective graphs. These principles are solidly rooted in the scientific literature on how we perceive and comprehend graphs, and also in general facts about how our eyes and brains process visual information
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-281) and index
