Reddit mentions of Interactive Data Visualization for the Web: An Introduction to Designing with D3

1 book by far is Andy Kirk’s. Data Visualisation: A Handbook for Data Driven Design https://www.amazon.com/dp/1526468921/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_rjx3DbDVRPFDN

It’s very broad and accessible yet substantial. That’s the book I recommend to anyone who need to read just one book.

2 is RJ Andrews book Info We Trust: How to Inspire the World with Data https://www.amazon.com/dp/1119483891/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_gmx3Db0FDG9DC.

This is a wonderful book that I read as an ode to visualization as a medium. It’s more artistic than Andy’s book both in its topic and its execution.

3 book depends on your specific interest. Dashboards/tableau? https://www.amazon.com/big-book-dashboard/s?k=big+book+of+dashboard.

Data art? https://www.amazon.com/dear-data-book/s?k=dear+data+book

Data journalism/ storytelling? Data-Driven Storytelling (AK Peters Visualization Series) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CCZPKV3/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_Msx3DbF1GZMG8

Science of visualization? https://www.amazon.com/Information-Visualization-Perception-Interactive-Technologies/dp/0123814642

Visualization from an academic point of view? https://www.amazon.com/Visualization-Analysis-Design-AK-Peters/dp/1466508914

D3js? https://www.amazon.com/Interactive-Data-Visualization-Web-Introduction/dp/1449339735

This is the book I'm following. I was not very familiar with d3.js beforehand, but it serves as a solid introduction to the core concepts. Very easy to read and hands-on approach. The first three chapters (around 60 pages) are introductions to html, css, javascript, with some descriptions of basic syntax and whatnot. Starting chapter 4 it's pure D3.

Building scatter diagrams, bar charts, geodata, representing graphs with interconnected nodes, all sorts of fun stuff.

My vote would be D3 over out of the box libraries like highcharts.

Since you're focusing on statistic, I'm guessing you'll want to do some decent custom visualizations to highlight certain aspects of the data. Typically most of the charting libraries work well for traditional vis (bar charts, etc) but fall apart trying to make more advanced visuals.

D3 has a learning curve, but it's not as high as people think. One book in particular really helped me understand how it works, and once you know, you'll never go back.

https://www.amazon.com/Interactive-Data-Visualization-Web-Introduction/dp/1449339735

Not as quick as OP's tutorial, but the "Interactive Data Visualization For The Web" book is good too.

http://www.amazon.com/Interactive-Data-Visualization-Scott-Murray/dp/1449339735

Actualy, this is one of the first things you get taught if you take a visualization class, Never ever alter the data. And the slope is a very basic property of the data.

> it simply wouldn't be effective communication to make the decrease look really small

Again, if the data doesn't provide a big decrease, don't make it look like it does.

e.g. Try reading this nice one. http://www.amazon.com/Interactive-Data-Visualization-Scott-Murray/dp/1449339735