Today marks the beginning of a new VizWorld feature, “Book of the Week”. Each week we’ll recommend a resource, which could be a book, CD, or DVD, that covers interesting information in Visualization, Graphics, or Rendering. Our first recommendation comes from Alark Joshi, who’s written some fantastic articles for us here at VizWorld. His recommendation is “Now You See It: Simple Techniques for Quantitative Analysis” by Stephen Few.
This companion to Show Me the Numbers teaches the fundamental principles and practices of quantitative data analysis. Employing a methodology that is primarily learning by example and “thinking with our eyes,” this manual features graphs and practical analytical techniques that can be applied to a broad range of data analysis tools—including the most commonly used Microsoft Excel. This approach is particularly valuable to those who need to make sense of quantitative business data by discerning meaningful patterns, trends, relationships, and exceptions that reveal business performance, potential problems and opportunities, and hints about the future. It provides practical skills that are useful to managers at all levels and to those interested in keeping a keen eye on their business.
If you’ve read the book and want to contribute your opinion to the global collective, then feel free to post a comment. If you don’t like the thought of a comment, or you have your own favorite resource that you would like to recommend, then feel free to contact us for consideration next week!
