Edward Rolf Tufte (1942) is an American statistician, and Professor Emeritus of statistics, information design, interface design and political economy at Yale University[1] has been described by The New York Times as "the da Vinci of Data".
He is an expert in the presentation of informational graphics such as charts and diagrams, and is a fellow of the American Statistical Association. Tufte has held fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences.
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(read less)Edward Rolf Tufte (1942) is an American statistician, and Professor Emeritus of statistics, information design, interface design and political economy at Yale University[1] has been described by The New York Times as "the da Vinci of Data".
He is an expert in the presentation of informational graphics such as charts and diagrams, and is a fellow of the American Statistical Association. Tufte has held fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral...
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