Hi Arden,
One of the seminal texts in the field is :
Macdonald-Ross, M. 1977,
How Numbers are Shown: a review of the research on the presentation
of quantitative data in texts.
Audio-Visual Communication Review, Vol. 25 pp. 359-409. He sights many
of the earlier contributors.
This is important as both a source document for references and as a
critical essay on the value of design craft know-how vs experimental
psychology data.
You might also find some useful references and a few insights in an
old book of mine 'Learning and Visual Communication' published in 1981
and long since out of print, but a few copies are captive in libraries.
BTW, not everyone thinks Tufte is THE authority on the subject. See my
review:
http://communication.org.au/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=52
David
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On 13/04/2009, at 1:56 PM, Arden Stern wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am fairly new to this list, as well as to social scientific design
> discourse, so please forgive me if my question is poorly phrased.
>
> Currently, I am looking for published work on the graphical
> representation of averages, whether in statistical graphics or other
> forms of data visualization. It would be helpful to include research
> on popular information graphics (e.g. in magazines or televised
> news). Because I am unfamiliar with these fields, as well as the
> search terms I should be using, it has been difficult to locate
> exactly what I'm looking for.
>
> If anyone has any suggestions for my search, they would be immensely
> helpful.
>
> Thanks so much,
>
> Arden Stern
>
> Ph.D. Program in Visual Studies
> University of California, Irvine
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