How Long to Read How Charts Lie: Getting Smarter about Visual Information

How Long Does it Take to Read How Charts Lie: Getting Smarter about Visual Information?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 22 minutes to read How Charts Lie: Getting Smarter about Visual Information by Alberto Cairo

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

A leading data visualization expert explores the negative—and positive—influences that charts have on our perception of truth. We’ve all heard that a picture is worth a thousand words, but what if we don’t understand what we’re looking at? Social media has made charts, infographics, and diagrams ubiquitous—and easier to share than ever. We associate charts with science and reason; the flashy visuals are both appealing and persuasive. Pie charts, maps, bar and line graphs, and scatter plots (to name a few) can better inform us, revealing patterns and trends hidden behind the numbers we...

How long is How Charts Lie: Getting Smarter about Visual Information?

How Charts Lie: Getting Smarter about Visual Information by Alberto Cairo is 256 pages long, and a total of 65,536 words.

This makes it 86% the length of the average book. It also has 80% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read How Charts Lie: Getting Smarter about Visual Information Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 58 minutes to read How Charts Lie: Getting Smarter about Visual Information aloud.

What Reading Level is How Charts Lie: Getting Smarter about Visual Information?

How Charts Lie: Getting Smarter about Visual Information is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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