d3js

The histogram is my favorite chart type, but it's unintuitive for many. So I've been using the less accurate but less abstract beeswarm.

Ian Johnson provides some good direction for those looking to get their feet wet with d3.js.…

There are two main reasons annotation is often a challenge. The first is that writing copy that is succinct with the right amount of detail is tricky. The second is…

D3.js, or Data-Driven Documents, version 4.0 was released a few months ago, so Jim Vallandingham updated his tutorial for categorized bubble charts to use the new version of the library.…

Choice of color scale can make a big difference in how the data reads. A careless choice might make the data appear skewed too far low or too far high,…

For those who work with R and d3.js, the differences between the two are obvious. But for those who are brand new to this world, the names might as well…

Missing data is everywhere. Or, I guess technically it’s nowhere. You know what I mean. Missing data is common, especially with temporal data over long periods of time. Just look…

D3 is the most commonly used JavaScript library for visualization on the web, but there’s a bit of learning curve, especially for those new to programming. Peter Cook hopes to…

I typically don’t care much about code releases, but every interactive chart I make these days uses Mike Bostock’s JavaScript library D3.js. It get more fun the more you use…

Data-Driven Documents, or D3.js, is a flexible JavaScript library that lets you draw and move things in the browser. If it isn’t yet, it’s on its way to becoming the…

When you watch sports, it can sometimes feel like the stat guy pulls random numbers for the talking heads to ponder, and you can’t help but wonder who significant the…