The Greatest
Statistical
Graphic Ever
Ignite::Denver - 9/10/08
Tony Hillerson

The Greatest Statistical Graphic Ever

in
... so called by Edward Tufte

) High Data/Ink Ratio
) Shows Causality
) Present Multiple Levels of Evidence
What Makes a Statistical Graphic Great?

) Data Map
) Time Series
) Relational Graphic
Some Graphic Categories

... and the Space/Time Narrative
Some Graphic Categories

) 6 Variables! - time, 2D position, troop direction,
temperature, attrition
) Precision - 6mm = 1000 Men
) Evocative Narrative
Carte Figurative - Charles Joseph Minard