Chapter 3. Data Visualization

Data is possibly best understood, wherever plausible, if it is displayed in a reasonable manner. Chen et. al. (2008) have compiled articles where many scientists of data visualization give a deeper, historical and modern trend of data display. Data visualization may be as historical as data itself. It emerges across all the dimensions of science, history, and every stream of life where data is captured. The reader may especially go through the rich history of data visualization in the article of Friendly (2008) from Chen et. al. (2008). The aesthetics of visualization have been described elegantly in Tufte (2001). The current chapter will have a deep impact on the rest of the book, and this chapter aims to provide ...

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