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Graphic Methods for Presenting Facts

Brinton, Willard C. Graphic Methods for Presenting Facts. New York: The Engineering Magazine Company, 1914. Internet Archive identifier: cu31924032626792 (Cornell University Library copy). The first American textbook on what we now call data visualization. 250 words

The method of Fig. 5 could be used for these data, but would not be as easy to understand as the method of Fie 8 Fig. 5 would require most careful cross-hatching to bring out the vertical subdivisions for each of the different States. By using the method of Fig. 8, each State can be shown distinctly even if it is only the width of a line, as in the case of Nevada or Wyoming. The wide space between the different bars showing the States adds tremendously to the clearness of the diagram. The vertical scale for the width of bars is made according to the number of electoral votes from each of the States. New York has more electoral votes than any other State, and is there-

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