Data Visualization Books

Data visualization books are quite thin on the ground. A rapidly evolving area of Business Intelligence, much of the background to data visualization can be found on the internet via blogs, articles, white papers and demo websites.

However, two of the most important people in the Data Visualization arena have written books - Edward Tufte, famous for his Sparklines, and Stephen Few - creator of bullet graphs. Note that the Tufte book 'Beautiful Evidence' is quite difficult to get hold of and as such may command a premium price.

Information Dashboard Design:
The Effective Visual Communication of Data
by Stephen Few

          

Beautiful Evidence
by Edward R. Tufte

          

Visual Data Mining:
Techniques and Tools for Data Visualization and Mining
by Tom Soukup and Ian Davidson

          

Show Me the Numbers:
Designing Tables and Graphs to Enlighten
by Stephen Few

          

Information Graphics:
A Comprehensive Illustrated Reference
by Robert L. Harris

          

Envisioning Information
by Edward R. Tufte

          

The Visual Display of Quantitative Information
2nd edition
by Edward R. Tufte

          

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