Stephen Few

Stephen Few , a longtime information professional, is best known for his contributions to the field of data visualization. Since founding his consultancy Perceptual Edge in 2003, he has written six books. Above all else, Stephen is a teacher. He believes that deriving value from data to support better decisions and actions is highly skilled work. Helping people develop these skills is his passion.

Stephen Few, a longtime information professional, is best known for his contributions to the field of data visualization. Since founding his consultancy Perceptual Edge in 2003, he has written six books: Show Me the Numbers: Designing Tables and Graphs to Enlighten  (2nd edition) Information Dashboard Design: Displaying Data for At-A-Glance Monitoring  (2nd edition) Now You See It: Simple Visualization Techniques for Quantitative Analysis Signal: Understanding What Matters in a World of Noise Big Data, Big Dupe: A Little Book About a Big Bunch of Nonsense The Data Loom: Weaving Understanding by Thinking Critically and Scientifically with Data Above all else, Stephen is a teacher. He believes that deriving value from data to support better decisions and actions is highly skilled work. Helping people develop these skills is his passion.

Addressing the prevalent issue of poorly designed quantitative information presentations, this accessible, practical, and comprehensive guide teaches how to properly create tables and graphs for effective and efficient communication.

Stephen Few is the founder of the consultancy Perceptual Edge. He speaks, teaches, and consults around the world and writes the quarterly Visual Business Intelligence Newsletter . In addition to this book, he is also the author of Show Me the Numbers: Designing Tables and Graphs to Enlighten, Now You See It: Simple Visualization Techniques for Quantitative Analysis, and Signal: Understanding What Matters in a World of Noise .