Name: Beautiful Evidence
ISBN: 9781930824164

Edward R. Tufte

How seeing turns into showing, how empirical observations turn into explanation and evidence. How to produce and consume evidence presentations.

Beautiful Evidence

Science and art have in common intense seeing, the wide-eyed observing that generates empirical information. Beautiful Evidence is about how seeing turns into showing, how empirical observations turn into explanations and evidence presentations. The book identifies excellent and effective methods for presenting information, suggests new designs, and provides tools for assessing the credibility of evidence presentations.Here we will see many close readings of serious evidence presentations-ranging through evolutionary trees and rocket science to economics, art history, and sculpture. Insistent application of the principles of analytical thinking helps both insiders and outsiders assess the credibility of evidence.

Christian Beck

Another beautiful Tufte book and definitely worth skimming. But overall it’s hard to figure out its unique place amongst his other three. If you haven’t read any of his others, this will be better received, but if you have, you won’t find much new.

Beautiful Evidence

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