Links, Causal Arrows, Networks

August 12, 2004  |  Edward Tufte
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Here are some ideas on linking lines and causal arrows from a draft of some material from my Beautiful Evidence.

The chapter suggests methods for showing linking lines and causal arrows, and also demonstrates ideas for assessing the credibility of various links. That is, the links themselves are taken as explanatory evidence. Note the typographic design of the organization chart which replaces the conventional design of bureaucrats-in-boxes.

Four previous threads have discussed technical details of a few parts of the chapter:   Barr Art Chart    Feynman Diagrams

Cladograms    Lombardi

I’d be grateful for helpful comments.

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