Edward R. Tufte

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Edward Rolf Tufte (born 1942 in Kansas City, Missouri to Virginia and Edward E. Tufte), a professor emeritus of statistics, graphic design, and political economy at Yale University has been described by The New York Times as "the Leonardo da Vinci of Data". He is an expert in the presentation of informational graphics such as charts and diagrams, and is a fellow of the American Statistical Association. Tufte has held fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the Center for Advanced Studies in Behavioral Sciences.

Tufte currently resides in Cheshire, Connecticut. He periodically travels around the United States to offer one-day workshops on data presentation and information graphics.

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Average rating: 4.27 · 7,516 ratings · 543 reviews · 10 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Visual Display of Quantitative Information 4.42 of 5 stars 4.42 avg rating — 2,530 ratings — published 1983 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Envisioning Information 4.24 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 2,413 ratings — published 1990	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Visual Explanations 4.24 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 1,189 ratings — published 1997	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beautiful Evidence 4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 858 ratings — published 2006	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint: Pitching Out Corrupts Within 4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 411 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Visual and Statistical Thinking: Displays of Evidence for Decision Making 4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 1997	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Political Control of the Economy 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1978 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Data Analysis for Politics & Policy 3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1974 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Quantitative Analysis of Social Problems 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1970	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Size and Democracy by Robert A. Dahl, Edward R. Tufte 3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1973	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Design cannot rescue failed content.”
― Edward R. Tufte

tags: design

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“What about confusing clutter? Information overload? Doesn't data have to be "boiled down" and "simplified"? These common questions miss the point, for the quantity of detail is an issue completely separate from the difficulty of reading. Clutter and confusion are failures of design, not attributes of information.”
― Edward R. Tufte, Envisioning Information

tags: design

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“PowerPoint is like being trapped in the style of early Egyptian flatland cartoons rather than using the more effective tools of Renaissance visual representation.”
― Edward R. Tufte, Beautiful Evidence

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