Area Chart

The space between the data and the baseline is filled with a color or a pattern, usually emphasizing counts or percentages for a single variable.

Tutorials and Guides

How to Draw and Use Polygons in R

R provides functions for basic shapes, but you can also draw your own for maximum fun.

Debating About Visualization – The Process 172

The discussions this week felt familiar. Probably because we've seen this many times, since the beginning of charts themselves.

How to Make a Custom Stacked Area Chart in R

You could use a package, but then you couldn't customize every single element, and where's the fun in that?

How to Make a Customized Excess Mortality Chart in Excel

Show current evolution against expected historical variability and add one or more series that could account for the difference.

How to Visualize Proportions in R

There are many ways to show parts of a whole. Here are quick one-liners for the more common ones.

How to Make an Interactive Stacked Area Chart

Stacked area charts let you see categorical data over time. Interaction allows you to focus on specific categories without losing sight of the big picture.

Examples

Billion dollar natural disasters

For Bloomberg, Rachael Dottle and Leslie Kaufman go with the combo stacked area…

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In 2020, our everyday routines shifted dramatically, but over the past few years, it's felt like things are getting back to where they were. How back are we?

Single Parents

In the 1950s, less than 10% of families with children were single-parent. In 2022, among families with children, 31% were single-parent — more than three times as common.