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Edward Tufte

Edward Rolf Tufte (/ˈtʌfti/ ⓘ; born March 14, 1942), sometimes known as "ET", is an American statistician and professor emeritus of political science, statistics, and computer science at Yale University. He is noted for his writings on information design and as a pioneer in the field of data visualization.

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Education
Stanford University (BS, MS) Yale University (PhD)
Born
(1942-03-14) March 14, 1942 (age 84) Kansas City, Missouri
Doctoral advisor
Robert Dahl
Notable works
Visual Explanations, · Beautiful Evidence, · Envisioning information, · The Visual Display of Quantitative Information
Occupations
Professor, statistician, writer, sculptor
Thesis
The Civil Rights Movement and Its Opposition (1968)

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Edward Tufte

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related to ET Modern · 7
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Edward Tufte → Stanford University (BS, MS) Yale University (PhD)
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Edward Tufte → Professor, statistician, writer, sculptor
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Edward Tufte → The Civil Rights Movement and Its Opposition (1968)
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Edward TufteThesisThe Civil Rights Movement and Its Opposition (1968)1.00infobox
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