Data Visualization Links

• The Work of Edward Tufte and Graphics Press
• Gallery of Data Visualization The Best and Worst of Statistical Graphics
• Data Visualization Portal DM Review Magazine

Articles

• Tufte Design Principles
  
• Elegance Through Simplicity Article about redesigning graphs (by Stephen Few)
• DISCUSS Charts and Graphs - Introduction Good Graphs, Bad Graphs, Ugly Graphs
• DISCUSS Charts and Graphs - Philosophy Tell the Truth, Design Variation, Data Ink, Data Density
• The Information Cannot Speak for Itself Article about about effective data presentation (by Stephen Few)
  
• Common Mistakes in Data Presentation (by Stephen Few)
• Tapping the Power of Visual Perception Why do people respond to some forms of presentation better than others? (by Stephen Few)
• Eenie, Meenie, Minie, Moe: Selecting the Right Graph for Your Message Don't rely on arbitrary decisions to pick your data presentation method. By categorizing your message type and applying the correct design solutions, you can remove all the guesswork.(by Stephen Few)
• What is the data-ink ratio?
• Graphics and Web Design Based on Edward Tufte's Principles
• How NOT to Lie with Visualization
• Data Visualization: Quantitative vs. Categorical Data: A Difference Worth Knowing Column published in DM Review Magazine, April 2005 Issue By Stephen Few
• Data Visualization: Grid Lines in Graphs are Rarely Useful Column published in DM Review Magazine, February 2005 Issue By Stephen Few
• Data Visualization: Bad Graphs: The Stealth Virus Column published in DM Review Magazine, January 2005 Issue By Stephen Few