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HOWCHARTSLIEWe’veallheardthatapictureisworthathousandwords,butwhatifwedon’tunderstandwhatwe’relookingat?
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Charts,infographics,anddiagramsareubiquitous.Theyareusefulbecausetheycanrevealpatternsandtrendshiddenbehindthenumbersweencounterinourlives.Goodchartsmakeussmarter—ifweknowhowtoreadthem.
However,theycanalsodeceiveus.Chartslieinavarietyofways—displayingincompleteorinaccuratedata,suggestingmisleadingpatterns,andconcealinguncertainty—orarefrequentlymisunderstood.Manyofusareill-equippedtointerpretthevisualsthatpoliticians,journalists,advertisers,andevenouremployerspresenteachday.
‘HowChartsLie’teachesustonotonlyspottheliesindeceptivevisuals,butalsototakeadvantageofgoodones.Inhisnewbook,AlbertoCairodemysti�esanessentialnewliteracy,onethatwillmakeusbetterequippedtonavigateourdata-drivenworld.
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PRAISEFOR‘HOWCHARTSLIE'
WhatcanIsay?I'masuckerforstatisticsexplainedinfunny,engaging,andmathematicallycorrectways,especiallywheneverynowandthenalinelike"chartslietousbecausewearepronetolyingtoourselves"isthrowninwithgoodhumor.Amustreadforanyonewhowantstostayinformed.
CathyO'NeilauthorofWeaponsofMathDestruction
Iwishwelivedinaworldwhereyoudidn’tneedtoreadAlbertoCairo’sHowChartsLie,arobustguidetoself-defenseagainstgraphsandfiguresdesignedtomislead.Buthereweare,andyes,youdo.
JordanEllenbergauthorofHowNottoBeWrong:ThePowerofMathematicalThinking
Thisbookoffersasuccinct,elegant,accessiblelookatthewaysdatacanberepresentedormisrepresentedandisaperfectprimerforanyonewhocaresaboutthedifference.
CharlesWheelanauthorofNakedStatistics:StrippingtheDreadfromtheData
AlbertoCairohaswrittenawise,wittyandutterlybeautifulbook.Youcouldn'thopeforabetterteachertoimproveyourgraphicalliteracy.
TimHarfordauthorofTheUndercoverEconomistandpresenterofMoreorLessintheBBC
ABOUTALBERTOCAIROAlbertoCairoisajournalistanddesigner,andtheKnightChairinVisualJournalismattheSchoolofCommunicationoftheUniversityofMiami(UM).HeisalsothedirectorofthevisualizationprogramatUM’sCenterforComputationalScience.HehasbeenheadofinformationgraphicsatmediapublicationsinSpainandBrazil.
Theauthorofseveraltextbooks,CairocurrentlyconsultswithcompaniesandinstitutionslikeGoogleandtheCongressionalBudgetOf�ce,andhasprovidedvisualizationtrainingtotheEuropeanUnion,Eurostat,theCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention,theArmyNationalGuard,andmanyothers.HelivesinMiami,Florida.
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BOOKSBYALBERTOCAIRO
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UPCOMINGTALKSANDEVENTSTobookanevent,pleasecontactus
OCT 28 / 2019 / South Hadley, MAMountHolyokeCollege. ‘HowChartsLie’publictalk. Moreinformation
NOV 04 – 05 / 2019 / Girona, SPAIN FundaciónPrincesa. Moreinformation
NOV 07 – 08 / 2019 / Mexico City, MEXICOCENTRO,SchoolofDesign– CENTROConference. ‘HowChartsLie’publictalk. Moreinformation
NOV 14 – 15 / 2019 / Columbus, OHOhioStateUniversity/TableauUserGroup
NOV 20 / 2019 / Madrid, SPAINBigThings2019.MoreInformation
NOV 27 – 28 / 2019 / Copenhagen, DENMARKUniversityofCopenhagen. Moreinformation
DEC 3 / 2019 / Miami, FLPublictalkattheMiamiDataScienceMeetup.Moreinformation
DEC 11 / 2019 / Miami, FLVizUM,theUniversityofMiamiannualvisualizationsymposium.Freeattendance.Moreinformation
JAN 24-25 / 2020 / Mexico City, MEXICOWorkshopforprofessionals.Signuphere
FEB 20 – 22 / 2020 / Savannah, GAGeorgiaSouthernUniversity– GeorgiaInternationalConferenceonInformationLiteracy
MAR 05 – 08 / 2020 / New Orleans, LA IRE-NICAR. Moreinformation
MAR 26 – 27 / 2020 / Pamplona, SPAINMalofiejInternationalInfographicsSummit.Moreinformationcomingsoon
CONSULTINGANDFREELANCING
AlbertoCairoprovidesvisualizationdesign,trainingandconsultingservices
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Designandartdirection
AlbertoCairohasdesignedvisualizationsfornumerousclients.Since2016,heistheartdirectorofanongoingseriesofvisualizationprojectscreatedforGooglebyartistsfromallovertheworld.
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Consultingandtraining
CairohasprovidedtrainingtoinstitutionssuchastheNationalGuard,theCongressionalBudgetOf�ce,theEuropeanUnion,andtheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention.
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Apioneer
BothMicrosoftandGooglehavepro�ledAlbertoCairo.Microsoftwrotethathe’salwaysbeen“atthevanguardofvisualjournalism”
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PRAISEFORALBERTOCAIRO’SWORK
AlbertoCairohasbeenatremendoushelp.Hehostedseveralon-siteseminarsteachingthefundamentalsofdatavisualization.Incorporatingourowndraftwork,hehelpedparticipantsputtheseminarsincontext.AlbertoCairoisbothhighlyeffectiveandpassionateaboutvisualdesign.
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