By the Numbers 3.14: 110.01 Cool Infographics Packed With Stats and Figures
What is an INFOGRAPHIC And what's this book ALL ABOUT Get ready to see numbers in a totally new way By the Numbers 3 14 is all about bringing facts and figures to life so you can understand the stories behind the data You won't find pages of boring old numbers in this book Instead you'll see them in stunning photos cool illustrations fun graphs and wild charts How'd we do it When you combine the powers of information and graphics you get infographics These innovative graphics turn confusing numbers into a quick fun way to learn all sorts of different facts about animals nature science and more Infographics come in many different shapes sizes patterns and colors and you'll see them all in this book So prepare to be wowed surprised and totally amazed You're about to see numbers data and statistics like you've never seen them before Infographics in this book PHOTO INFOGRAPHICS These infographics use incredible photos to visualize numbers and data while pop ups reveal the facts behind the figures See pages 14 15 and 112 113 WORD CLOUDS What's a word cloud Exactly what it sounds like a cloud of words where each word's size is different Word clouds show the concept of frequency in math and statistics bigger numbers and words are more important See pages 92 93 MAPS Where in the world is a fact located Check the map Look for location markers to help you discover the exact location of different data points See pages 126 127 and 175 174
PIE CHARTS Hungry for a piece of pie This type of chart can show you lots of information about numbers Each section of the pie represents a percentage of the whole Dig in See pages 6 7 and 74 75 BUBBLE CHARTS Bubble charts show stats in the form of circles or other shapes where the biggest bubbles represent the biggest numbers Comparing the size of the bubbles can show you the differences between the data points See pages 46 47 and 110 111 VISUAL ARTICLES If the subject is super complicated a visual article can break it down for you Visual articles are infographics that turn big ideas with lots of information into a simple visual story that you can easily understand See pages 86 87 and 200 201 TIMELINES Like a calendar of important dates these infographics are organized chronologically to tell a story from start to finish See pages 62 63 and 182 183 VERSUS OR COMPARISON INFOGRAPHICS Time for a showdown In a comparison infographic we'll put two or more things side by side so we can see their similarities and differences See pages 48 49 and 232 233 Meet the EXPERTS IN BY THE NUMBERS 3.14 YOU'LL ALSO MEET FASCINATING PEOPLE WORKING IN THE FIELD OF MATH AND NUMBERS GET REAL ADVICE ON MATH SCIENCE AND HOW TO BECOME A STATISTICS STAR PLUS LEARN EXACTLY HOW THESE EXPERTS ARE CHANGING THE WORLD WITH THE POWER OF NUMBERS GRAPHS These graphs may look familiar but these aren't the boring bar charts you've seen in school See how we've snazzed up these classic charts See pages 56 57 and 132
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