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The Visual Display of Quantitative Information: Audiobook

As an audiobook, The Visual Display of Quantitative Information runs an estimated 5.8 hours (about 3.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.8est. listening hrs
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The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 5.8 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish The Visual Display of Quantitative Information at common listening paces
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30 min / day12 days
1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

What our data says

  • At 5.8 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 93% of the business audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 42% shorter than the average business audiobook (10 hrs across 258 titles in our dataset).

Computed from business audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for business listeners: a weekend-size listen at 5.8 hours (estimated).

About the book

The classic book on statistical graphics, charts, tables. Theory and practice in the design of data graphics, 250 illustrations of the best (and a few of the worst) statistical graphics, with detailed analysis of how to display data for precise, effective, quick analysis. Design of the high-resolution displays, small multiples. Editing and improving graphics. The data-ink ratio. Time-series, relational graphics, data maps, multivariate designs. Detection of graphical deception: design variation vs. data variation. Sources of deception. Aesthetics and data graphical displays. This is the second edition of The Visual Display of Quantitative Information. Recently published, this new edition provides excellent color reproductions of the many graphics of William Playfair, adds color to other images, and includes all the changes and corrections accumulated during 17 printings of the first edition.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Visual Display of Quantitative Information as an audiobook?

The Visual Display of Quantitative Information runs about 5.8 hours, our estimate from its 197 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.9 hours.

Can I listen to The Visual Display of Quantitative Information free?

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When was The Visual Display of Quantitative Information first published?

The Visual Display of Quantitative Information by Edward R. Tufte was first published in 1983.