Three active areas of research in statistical graphics are methodology, computing, and graphical perception. The five articles in this special section provide a good representation of these areas.

The subject of graphical methods for data analysis and for data presentation needs a scientific foundation. In this article we take a few steps in the direction of establishing such a foundation. Our ...

This book offers a comprehensive framework for mastering the complexities of learning high-dimensional sparse graphical models through the use of conditional independence tests. These tests are ...