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Visual Analytics Fundamentals: Creating Compelling Data Narratives with Tableau
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Visual Analytics Fundamentals: Creating Compelling Data Narratives with Tableau

by Lindy Ryan
June 2023
Beginner
288 pages
7h 3m
English
Addison-Wesley Professional
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Preface

For as long as I can remember, I have always been fascinated by the power of a good story.

Like taste buds, our taste for stories evolves over time, both in terms of format and content. Our appetite changes alongside age, experiences, and interests, yet still the desire for a good story persists. We crave stories; it’s part of our design. Humans are intrinsically hungry for a good story. They entertain us, educate us, and provide mechanisms to transmit knowledge, information, and experiences. We’re rather indiscriminate about how we receive stories, too. In fact, according to scientific evidence, we might even prefer stories that move us and touch our senses.

So it is with data stories. As we learn to communicate the results of our analysis—the ...

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ISBN: 9780137957002