MEANINGFUL GRAPHS. CONVERTING DATA INTO INFORMATIVE EXCEL CHARTS - Tecno-Libro

Meaningful Graphs is a concise and practical go-to guide for creating charts in Excel that clearly and accurately tell the story in your data. it incorporates (a) explanations of the graph design principles of the experts (Tufte, Few, Robbins, Zelazny, and others), (b) the software steps necessary to incorporate these principles into Excel charts, and (c) chart-related discussions of quality improvement (including Pareto charts), statistics (including run charts and correlations), and the use of graphs in PowerPoint presentations (including chart animation). Also included are numerous Tips and in Practice examples drawn from over 35 years of working with data in healthcare settings. Coverage begins with highlighting the importance of knowing the story in your data and general principles of chart design (e.g., chartjunk, the use of color, consideration of three dimensional charts) and then proceeds to examine and create the five major chart types (column, bar, line, pie, scatter). This is f