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Does my presence as a Wikipedia contributor also give me a presence in Wikibooks? Ldecola (discuss • contribs) 04:24, 21 November 2011 (UTC) =Data to Insight: Principles of data visualization= This book on data visualization presents the following principles:
 * 1) All data represent one of 3 dimensions: WHAT | WHEN | WHERE?
 * 2) Every datagraphic visualizes a relationship among the dimensions
 * 3) There is an appropriate visualization for every relationship
 * 4) The visualization should be efficiently designed
 * 5) The design should reveal the insight.

new wikibook on 'Data to Insight'
The book relates to topics in statistics and data visualization but presents a comprehensive approach to the nature of data and how they should be treated.Ldecola (discuss • contribs) 21:06, 23 November 2011 (UTC)

Starting a new book
Easiest way to do it is to simply create a pointer to it, go to that pointer, and start writing.

For instance: Say I want to start a book on Fruitbats. In my sandbox, or on any other page, I create the link Fruitbats. I can then either save that page and click the link in the saved page, or click on the link in the preview. I am now editing the base of a hierarchy that will become a book.

A lot of people put project standards on the Talk page of the project root. It's also useful to use the template at the foot of each page to correctly categorize the book pages as being in the category of the book title.

Happy editing! Chazz (talk) 23:23, 23 November 2011 (UTC)

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Good luck! Sorry for the late welcome but I think you will benefit from the info. --Panic (discuss • contribs) 23:27, 23 November 2011 (UTC)