Edward Tufte is an expert on how data should be presented and he's written three excellent books on this subject. I recommend all his books and especially his advice.
My friend Andy (hattip: Ilachina) sent me this link to a chapter of Tufte's next book. This chapter, entitled "Sparklines" tells how data can presented within text to show a trend and allow one to quickly see trends. This is not totally new, Euclid did it as did others. What's new is the advocacy of it for papers today. While data is presented so hap-hazardly, it refreshing and needed to see Sparklines.
Thursday, November 03, 2005
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