Michael Friendly

Graphs before anyone knew what they were

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Michael Friendly and Howard Wainer have a new book out: A History of…

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Statistical Visualization / history, Manuel Lima, Michael Friendly, Sandra Rendgen

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The early beginnings of visual thinking

Statistical Visualization / history, Howard Wainer, Michael Friendly, visual thinking

Visualization is a relatively new field. Sort of. The increased availability of data…

Graphs before anyone knew what they were

Historical data visualization panel

The early beginnings of visual thinking

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