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The Grammar of Graphics
Leland Wilkinson
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Description for The Grammar of Graphics
Paperback. Series: Statistics and Computing. Num Pages: 691 pages, 29 black & white tables, 4 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBT; UG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1044.
Preface to First Edition Before writing the graphics for SYSTAT in the 1980’s, I began by teaching a seminar in statistical graphics and collecting as many different quantitative graphics as I could find. I was determined to produce a package that could draw every statistical graphic I had ever seen. The structure of the program was a collection of procedures named after the basic graph types they p- duced. The graphics code was roughly one and a half megabytes in size. In the early 1990’s, I redesigned the SYSTAT graphics package using - ject-based technology. I intended to produce a ... Read more
Preface to First Edition Before writing the graphics for SYSTAT in the 1980’s, I began by teaching a seminar in statistical graphics and collecting as many different quantitative graphics as I could find. I was determined to produce a package that could draw every statistical graphic I had ever seen. The structure of the program was a collection of procedures named after the basic graph types they p- duced. The graphics code was roughly one and a half megabytes in size. In the early 1990’s, I redesigned the SYSTAT graphics package using - ject-based technology. I intended to produce a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Statistics and Computing
Condition
New
Weight
1044g
Number of Pages
691
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781441920331
SKU
V9781441920331
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Reviews for The Grammar of Graphics
From the reviews of the second edition: "This fascinating book deconstructs the process of producing graphics and in doing so raises many fascinating questions on the nature and representation of information...This second edition is almost twice the size of the original, with six new chapters and substantial revisions." Short Book Reviews of the International Statistical Institute, December 2005 ... Read more