Fifteenth census of the United States vs The Visual Display of Quantitative Information: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Statistics, Business

Cover of Fifteenth census of the United States

Fifteenth census of the United States United States. Bureau of the Census · 1931 84 pages · ≈ 1 h 33 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Visual Display of Quantitative Information

The Visual Display of Quantitative Information Edward R. Tufte · 1983 ★★★★☆ 4.0 197 pages · ≈ 3 h 39 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Fifteenth census of the United States is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 3 for The Visual Display of Quantitative Information.
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information is the easier read (Moderate), Fifteenth census of the United States more demanding (Challenging).

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