Antony Unwin

Antony Unwin is a German statistics professor, software developer, and author. Unwin works at the University of Augsburg in Germany, where he is known for being the first computer-oriented statistics professor.[1]

Work

Unwin is the author of numerous books and articles on data visualization. He has worked with Andrew Gelman, the applied statistics director at Columbia University.[2] In January 2020, Unwin spoke out against the latest AIGA Design Census, saying, "it’s very disappointing. I would expect something better from such an august body."[3] Unwin was the PhD advisor for Heike Hofmann, another statistician known for her work on data visualization.

Notable works

Some of his best-known works include:

  • Graphics of Large Datasets[4]
  • Handbook of Data Visualization[5]
  • Graphical Data Analysis with R[6]

Recognition

Unwin was elected as a Fellow of the American Statistical Association in 2007.[7]


References
  1. "Antony UNWIN - RoSuDa - Lehrstuhl für Rechnerorientierte Statistik und Datenanalyse - Universität Augsburg". www.rosuda.org. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  2. Hickey, Walt. "Stats Legend Andrew Gelman Explains What Makes For Great Charts And Graphs, And How You're Doing It All Wrong". Business Insider. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  3. Kopf, Anne Quito, Dan. "Designers and statisticians disagree on what makes a good information graphic". Quartz. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  4. Unwin, Antony. (2006). Graphics of large datasets : visualizing a million. Theus, Martin., Hofmann, Heike. New York: Springer. ISBN 0-387-32906-4. OCLC 209923341.
  5. Handbook of data visualization. Chen, Chun-houh., Härdle, Wolfgang., Unwin, Antony. Berlin: Springer. 2007. ISBN 978-3-540-33037-0. OCLC 233973125.CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. Unwin, Antony (25 March 2015). Graphical data analysis with R. Boca Raton, FL. ISBN 978-1-4987-1524-9. OCLC 949422669.
  7. "ASA Fellows list". American Statistical Association. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
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