Information Visualization

Book: The Functional Art An introduction to information graphics and visualization

Chapter 3

Is the following information visualization good? Why? What can you learn from it?

$206 MEDICAL CARE $920 EXPENDITURES Fiscal years, 1979 estimatod 9.1% $127.7 8.6% $588 7.2% PER CAPITA PERCENTAGE OF G.N.P. NATIONWIDE TOTAL (public and privato) in billions of dollars 5.9% $334 $69.2 S38.9 $198 75 70 65 7075 79 TINE Chart by Nigel Holmes Not adjusted for inflation Figure 3.16. Too much expense on medical care makes bars feel sick. Chart by Nigel Holmes for Iime magazine, 1979