Big Data + Libraries

Causal inference is not only about statistics, but also about understanding data. And with increasing computer power, we sure can analyse bigger dataset (big data), but the data is harder to unders...

Edward Tufte is the guru of graphics, the high priest of presentation.

 

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Edward Tufte is the guru of graphics, the high priest of presentation. For more than 30 years he has been showing us how to visualise data with simplicity, clarity and elegance, while campaigning against “chartjunk” and other design practices that lead to obfuscation.