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Structuring and Designing Data Visualizations

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In the previous chapter, we discussed the basics of data visualization and dressed up an overview of structuring and designing such an object. In this chapter, we will extend that discussion and dive deeper in those matters as they will be your lifeline when going freehand with D3.

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    https://web.cs.dal.ca/~sbrooks/csci4166-6406/seminars/readings/Cleveland_GraphicalPerception_Science85.pdf

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© 2016 Tarek Amr and Rayna Stamboliyska

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Amr, T., Stamboliyska, R. (2016). Structuring and Designing Data Visualizations. In: Practical D3.js. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-1928-7_2

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