By the Numbers: 110.01 Cool Infographics Packed with Stats and Figures
What is an INFOGRAPHIC And what's this book ALL ABOUT A number is just a number right Nope This book is all about bringing numbers to life so you can understand the story behind the figures So you won't see boring old numbers written out on the page you'll see them in cool photos awesome illustrations wacky graphs and fascinating charts How you might ask One word Infographics Also called information graphics these are visual illustrations of information and data These graphics show sometimes confusing numbers in a quick fun and uncomplicated way Infographics come in a bunch of different shapes sizes patterns and colors and you'll find them all in this book So get ready to be amazed surprised and completely captivated You're about to see numbers data and statistics like you've never seen them before Infographics in this book PHOTO INFOGRAPHICS Beautiful photos are used in this infographic to illustrate numbers and data while pop outs present the facts behind the figures See pages 50 51 and 106 107 WORD CLOUDS It is exactly like how it sounds a cloud of words where each word's size varies Word clouds represent the concept of frequency in math and statistics the bigger the number the more important it is See pages 12 13 HEAT MAPS Instead of Listing numbers a heat or chloropleth map substitutes colors for digits The darker the color the higher the number concentration percentage or whatever is being shown on the page See pages 46 47
PIE CHARTS Surely you've seen a pie before Imagine it split up into slices with each section representing a specific percentage of the whole Voilà You've got yourself a pie chart See pages 18 19 and 130 131 BUBBLE CHARTS These infographics display data in the form of bubbles or other objects where the biggest ones represent the biggest numbers A comparison of size clearly conveys the differences among the data points See pages 78 79 and 146 147 VISUAL ARTICLES Have you ever read something that seems too confusing to grasp That's where visual articles are most useful These are infographics that turn long articles with lots of information into visual data that you can understand and digest quickly See pages 70 71 and 92 93 TIME LINES These are stories illustrated through chronological dates that will take you on a journey from start to finish See pages 62 63 VERSUS OR COMPARISON INFOGRAPHICS Here a battle takes place between two or more things drawn out so we can visually see their similarities and differences See pages 40 41 and 226 227 Meet the EXPERTS ALSO FEATURED IN BY THE NUMBERS IS EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT COOL PEOPLE WORKING IN THE FIELD OF MATH AND NUMBERS CHECK THEM OUT TO GET ADVICE ON MATH SCIENCE AND HOW TO BECOME A NUMBERS WHIZ PLUS LEARN EXACTLY WHAT MAKES THEIR JOBS SO AWESOME GRAPHS These are classic bar graphs showing the relationship between quantities that you might use in school laid out on x and y axes but we've spiced them up a bit for you See pages 56 57 and 124 125
EXTREME ROLLER COASTERS Got a stomach of steel You'll need one if you climb aboard one of these three roller coasters that boost the fear factor GOLIATH GURNEE ILLINOIS USA HEIGHT 165 FEET 60 M SPEED 72 MPH 116 KM H INSANE FACTOR The world's tallest fastest and steepest wooden roller coaster has a 180 foot 55 m vertical drop that ends in an underground tunnel
TWISTED BANSHEE COLOSSUS MASON OHIO USA VALENCIA CALIFORNIA USA HEIGHT 121 FEET 37 M HEIGHT 170 FEET 52 M SPEED SPEED SPEED KULD 68 MPH 109 KM H 57 MPH 192 KM H INSANE FACTOR INSANE FACTOR The world's longest inverted steel roller coaster is 4 124 feet 1 257 m long and has 7 inversions This ride's two trains pass each other at different points giving the illusion that riders could high five when they pass each other
