Customer Reviews:
 How not to lie with graphics June 12, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is not as incisive as Tufte's classic "The Visual Display of Qantitiative Information". It does, however, discuss in cogent detail how to design a graphical display so that it will clarify ideas and not mislead the viewer. We are subject daily to a blizzard of deliberate dis-information by such means. Tufte's plea for clarity and honesty seems almost quaint by today's standards. Thank you, sir.
 waste of money March 25, 2006
5 out of 9 found this review helpful
Buy the book instead of this pamphlet. This small guide is a waste of money
Part of another book November 25, 2003
81 out of 88 found this review helpful
"This booklet ... reproduces chapter 2 of my recent book Visual Explanations ..." (quote from the first page).The material is outstanding, as is all of Tufte's, but I was very disappointed to pay for something I already had.
 Graphs done right vs. graphs done wrong January 25, 2003
27 out of 27 found this review helpful
This is a 31 page pamphlet reproducing chapter 2 of Tufte's 1997 "Visual Explanation:images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative". It contains two case studies: doing it right illustrated by John Snow's famous Cholera investigation and doing it wrong showing charts used to determine the ill-fated challenger accident (could almost be renamed as an example of liing with charts what what to suspect).Production values are unusually high (which we'd expect from Tufte) with heavy paper, well printed, excellent illustration and color pictures. The pages are large 8.5"x11". The only thing I'm concerned about is the durability of the cover pages (paper back). Two really good eamples, one good/one bad, of the use of charts.
Low price, 5 stars.
Read his booklet and you will want more from Tufte September 19, 2002
14 out of 16 found this review helpful
In "Visual & Statistical Thinking", Edward Tufte (a professor at Yale University, where he teaches statistical evidence and information design), provides two case study-like topics that explores how graphs and images provide better decision making. This clearly written booklet reiterates his focus on his other books: (1) The task in making decisions based on evidence is understanding how thing work (cause and effect), and (2) making decisions based on evidence requires appropriate display of that evidence. Good charts and images help reveal knowledge relevant to making informed decisions.This booklet was a required text for a knowledge management course. I recommend this and all his books if you are an information architect, web designer, graphic artist, or anyone who works with providing and displaying data and information to others. Well worth the $$$
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