--- product_id: 204376438 title: "Better Data Visualizations: A Guide for Scholars, Researchers, and Wonks" price: "€ 51.20" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.be/products/204376438-better-data-visualizations-a-guide-for-scholars-researchers-and-wonks store_origin: BE region: Belgium --- # Better Data Visualizations: A Guide for Scholars, Researchers, and Wonks **Price:** € 51.20 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Better Data Visualizations: A Guide for Scholars, Researchers, and Wonks - **How much does it cost?** € 51.20 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.be](https://www.desertcart.be/products/204376438-better-data-visualizations-a-guide-for-scholars-researchers-and-wonks) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Now more than ever, content must be visual if it is to travel far. Readers everywhere are overwhelmed with a flow of data, news, and text. Visuals can cut through the noise and make it easier for readers to recognize and recall information. Yet many researchers were never taught how to present their work visually. This book details essential strategies to create more effective data visualizations. Jonathan Schwabish walks readers through the steps of creating better graphs and how to move beyond simple line, bar, and pie charts. Through more than five hundred examples, he demonstrates the do’s and don’ts of data visualization, the principles of visual perception, and how to make subjective style decisions around a chart’s design. Schwabish surveys more than eighty visualization types, from histograms to horizon charts, ridgeline plots to choropleth maps, and explains how each has its place in the visual toolkit. It might seem intimidating, but everyone can learn how to create compelling, effective data visualizations. This book will guide you as you define your audience and goals, choose the graph that best fits for your data, and clearly communicate your message. Review: A game changer in using charts to tell your story - Jonathan Schwabish is an excellent teacher/author, thorough without being dry. They way he's organized the book supports quick learning in a logical order, and he has given me a strong argument for convincing my colleagues to use more than just pie and bar charts. Jonathan also knows his stuff about connecting with diverse audiences and tailoring your dataviz to engage with the audience, get right to the point, and retain the information it conveys. Review: An absolutely phenomenal data viz book - This is a fantastic book that I assign as supplement to my econometric course. The text is clear and direct, with great guidance for best practices on how to create beautiful and engaging figures for data analysis. What I like most about the text is that unlike many data viz books, it focuses on concrete features of data visualization that can immediately improve presentation, rather than leaving aesthetic decisions up to the reader. As someone who is not particularly artistic, it was very helpful to see what dimensions are most important to focus on -- I will not necessarily be creating pictures on the NYTimes homepage, but I can make far better figures than I used to. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #84,648 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #22 in Information Management (Books) #53 in Running Meetings & Presentations (Books) #249 in Communication Skills | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 409 Reviews | ## Images ![Better Data Visualizations: A Guide for Scholars, Researchers, and Wonks - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81x1GbllzaL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A game changer in using charts to tell your story *by T***I on February 14, 2026* Jonathan Schwabish is an excellent teacher/author, thorough without being dry. They way he's organized the book supports quick learning in a logical order, and he has given me a strong argument for convincing my colleagues to use more than just pie and bar charts. Jonathan also knows his stuff about connecting with diverse audiences and tailoring your dataviz to engage with the audience, get right to the point, and retain the information it conveys. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An absolutely phenomenal data viz book *by P***M on April 3, 2023* This is a fantastic book that I assign as supplement to my econometric course. The text is clear and direct, with great guidance for best practices on how to create beautiful and engaging figures for data analysis. What I like most about the text is that unlike many data viz books, it focuses on concrete features of data visualization that can immediately improve presentation, rather than leaving aesthetic decisions up to the reader. As someone who is not particularly artistic, it was very helpful to see what dimensions are most important to focus on -- I will not necessarily be creating pictures on the NYTimes homepage, but I can make far better figures than I used to. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Packed with informative content and engaging to read! *by P***. on March 12, 2021* This is a highly informative and easy to read book on data and data visualization. Having spent a career using and communicating with data across several sectors for very technical policy and program issues, I found myself continually saying "I wish I had this book years ago!" It is very easy to read, even for those who aren't familiar with technical concepts or have an extensive background in this area. What's great is that Jon also shows you how to integrate creative and informative data visualizations into your overall project or presentation, related to and helping your written content as well. Because Jon practices what he preaches, the pages literally pop and instantly communicate facts and figures; and more importantly, it inspired me to create the same way, and apply these tools in my own work. ## Frequently Bought Together - Better Data Visualizations: A Guide for Scholars, Researchers, and Wonks - Storytelling with Data: A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals - The Big Book of Dashboards: Visualizing Your Data Using Real-World Business Scenarios --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.be/products/204376438-better-data-visualizations-a-guide-for-scholars-researchers-and-wonks](https://www.desertcart.be/products/204376438-better-data-visualizations-a-guide-for-scholars-researchers-and-wonks) --- *Product available on Desertcart Belgium* *Store origin: BE* *Last updated: 2026-05-26*