Description
This landmark work introduces a practical, visual approach to discovering patterns, irregularities, and relationships in data before formal modeling begins. It presents exploratory tools—including graphical displays, resistant summaries, data transformations, and diagnostic techniques—that help analysts uncover structure and identify questions worth investigating. Emphasizing curiosity, flexibility, and clear reasoning over rigid assumptions, the book distinguishes exploration from confirmation while showing how the two can work together. Its influential methods and accessible, problem-solving perspective established a foundation for modern data analysis.
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paperback
Addison-Wesley Pub. Co.
Published Jan 1, 1977
688 pages
ISBN: 9780201076165
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First Published
1977
Language
eng
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