Networks
A common approach to laying out nodes and links by simulating physical forces like attraction and repulsion.
What are Force-Directed Layouts?
This chart type focuses on percentage changes over time and is useful for comparing growth rates of multiple datasets.
What is an index chart?
A basic visualization type that bins data into frequency intervals to show distribution.
What is a Histogram?
A map type that uses colors to represent data density across geographic areas.
What is a Choropleth Map?
A visualization type that uses nodes and links to represent hierarchical relationships.
What is a Node-Link Diagram?
This diagram uses arcs instead of traditional links to display relationships between nodes.
What is an Arc Diagram?
This technique stacks area charts on top of each other to show aggregate patterns but struggles with negative values.
What is a Stacked Graph?
This plot type graphs quantiles of two distributions against each other to identify similarities or differences.
What is a Q-Q Plot?
This map type distorts regions' shapes to encode data such as population or GDP.
What is a Cartogram?
This radial layout organizes hierarchies in a circular form for efficient space use.
What is a Sunburst Chart?
This network visualization displays connections using a grid where rows and columns represent nodes.
What is a Matrix View?
This method uses compact charts for each dataset, making it easier to compare multiple time-series trends.
What are Small Multiples?
A technique where small scatterplots display relationships between pairs of variables in a dataset.
What is a Scatter Plot Matrix (SPLOM)?
A map style that uses symbols like circles or glyphs to represent data at specific locations.
What is a Graduated Symbol Map?
These diagrams subdivide areas into rectangles to visualize hierarchy and proportions.
What is a Treemap?
A technique that minimizes overlapping lines by arranging nodes for clearer visualization.
What is Seriation?
This visualization compresses data by layering it into bands, doubling or quadrupling data density.
What is a Horizon Graph?
This method visualizes multivariate data by plotting points on parallel axes and connecting them with lines.
What are Parallel Coordinates?
This type of map visualizes movement using lines that vary in width, color, or path.
What is a Flow Map?
A compact hierarchical layout using circles, giving an organic appearance but sacrificing some space efficiency.
What is a Circle Packing Layout?
This algorithm organizes network nodes into clusters based on relationships, simplifying large datasets.
What is Community Detection?
This term describes time-series data that records changes over time, such as stock prices or unemployment rates
What is Time-Varying Data?
This minimalistic chart uses the data itself to form a distribution, instead of empty bars, for detailed analysis.
What is a Stem-and-Leaf Plot?
This principle ensures that maps normalize data, avoiding raw value misrepresentation, like using density instead of population
What is normalization?
This type of hierarchical layout arranges nodes adjacently, using vertical or horizontal subdivisions instead of links.
What is an Adjacency Diagram?