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genius john tukey

John Tukey

The greatest value of a picture is when it forces us to notice what we never expected to see.

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genius john tukey

Visualization is often used for evil - twisting insignificant data changes and making them look meaningful. Don't do that crap if you want to be my friend. Present results clearly and honestly. If something isn't working - those reviewing results need to know.

genius john tukey

There is no data that can be displayed in a pie chart, that cannot be displayed BETTER in some other type of chart.

genius john tukey

The combination of some data and an aching desire for an answer does not ensure that a reasonable answer can be extracted from a given body of data.

genius john tukey

The best thing about being a statistician is that you get to play in everyone's backyard.

genius john tukey

This is my favorite part about analytics: Taking boring flat data and bringing it to life through visualization.

genius john tukey

An approximate answer to the right problem is worth a good deal more than an exact answer to an approximate problem.