Edward Tufte
American statistician (b.1942) noted for his writings on information design · United States · Artists
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Something wrong?Edward Rolf Tufte, sometimes known as "ET", is an American statistician and professor emeritus of political science, statistics, and computer science at Yale University. He is noted for his writings on information design and as a pioneer in the field of data visualization.
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![Tufte described Charles Joseph Minard's 1869 graphic of Napoleonic France's invasion of Russia as what "may well be the best statistical graphic ever drawn", noting that it captures six variables in two dimensions.[13]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Minard.png/1280px-Minard.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
Tufte described Charles Joseph Minard's 1869 graphic of Napoleonic France's invasion of Russia as what "may well be the best statistical graphic ever drawn", noting that it captures six variables in two dimensions.[13]
Earliest known implementation of sparklines, around January 1998 by interaction designer Peter Zelchenko for programmer Michael Medved and the QuoteTracker application (sold to TD Ameritrade).On YouTube
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Tony BanksBoth received Fellow of the American Statistical Association
Hadley WickhamBoth received Fellow of the American Statistical Association
Fred SeibertBoth received AIGA Medal
Milton FriedmanBoth received Fellow of the American Statistical Association
Benoit MandelbrotBoth received Fellow of the American Statistical Association
Richard AvedonBoth received AIGA MedalAbout this person
Country
United States
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
living
Dates
Born 1942 · age 84
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