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Edward R. Tufte

Author of The Visual Display of Quantitative Information

Includes the names: Edward Tufte, Edward R Tuft, Edward R. Tufte, edward r. rufte, Edward R. Tufte, Tufte Edward R., Edward R. Tufte, Edward Rolf Tufte, EdwardThe Visual Display of Quantitative Informati

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Edward Tufte is Professor Emeritus at Yale University where he taught courses in statistical evidence and information design. He also served as Professor of Public Affairs at Princeton University — biography from The Visual Display of Quantitative Information

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The Visual Display of Quantitative Information 4,927 copies, 56 reviews

Envisioning Information 3,861 copies, 22 reviews

Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative 3,069 copies, 15 reviews

Beautiful Evidence 1,652 copies, 10 reviews

The Cognitive Style of PowerPoint: Pitching Out Corrupts Within, Second… 758 copies, 10 reviews

Visual and Statistical Thinking: Displays of Evidence for Decision Making 235 copies, 2 reviews

Data Analysis for Politics and Policy 80 copies, 1 review

Seeing with Fresh Eyes: Meaning, Space, Data, Truth 69 copies, 1 review

Political Control of the Economy 59 copies

Edward Tufte (Beautiful Evidence / Visual Explanations / Envisioning… 44 copies

Edward Tufte: Seeing Around (Author) 13 copies

The Quantitative Analysis of Social Problems 10 copies

When Design Makes a Difference 1 copy

Presenting Data And Information 1 copy

[Bookprints. Complete set of original prints] 1 copy

[Complete set of Cognitive Art prints] 1 copy

Airport Signal People 1 copy

Pioneer Space Plaque: A Cosmic Prank 1 copy

Anisotropic Calligraphy 1 copy

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Tufte, Edward R.

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Tufte, Edward Rolf

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Kansas City, Missouri, USA

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Beverly Hills, California, USA (youth)

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Yale University (Ph.D., Political Science, 1968)

Stanford University (BA | Statistics)

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professor of political science, statistics, and computer science

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Graphics Press LLC

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