Naomi B. Robbins

Naomi B. Robbins is the author of "Creating More Effective Graphs." It was originally published by John Wiley in 2005 and then published by Chart House in 2013. Both of these are now out-of-print. It can now be purchased as a PDF download (bit.ly/NBRbook.) Used copies of the blue and white covered Chart House printings should be fine. Copies from later Wiley printings with the blue and yellow cover are defective: the printing is blurred and shades of gray are not distinguishable.

Dr. Robbins is a consultant, keynote speaker, and seminar leader who specializes in the graphical display of data. She trains employees of corporations and organizations on the effective presentation of data. She also reviews documents and presentations for clients, suggesting improvements or alternative presentations as appropriate. Naomi received her Ph.D. in mathematical statistics from Columbia University, M.A. from Cornell University, and A.B. from Bryn Mawr College. Dr. Robbins is a past Chair of the Statistical Graphics Section of the American Statistical Association (ASA). She has served the New Jersey Chapter of the ASA as President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Chair of the Advisory Committee, and was the first chapter member to be awarded the Chapter Service Award. She is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association and an Associate Fellow of the Society for Technical Communication. Naomi is the organizer of Data Visualization New York Meetup. She had a long career at Bell Laboratories before forming NBR, her consulting practice.