I made a chart about Halloween candy. Even dumb charts need attention and require that choices are made.
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Make the Chart: Scatterplot Using Text Instead of Dots
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Make the Chart: Precipitation Map as Animated GIF
Weather. Data. Map. Animation. They go well together to show sudden changes over time.
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Make the Chart: Grid Map with Stacked Areas
Breaking it down to the small steps and choices with data, code, and editing that lead to a finished chart.
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How to Map with Contour Lines and GeoTIFF in R
GeoTIFF data can provide high granularity but make it hard to see patterns when data is sparse. Contour lines provide an aggregated view that makes patterns easier to see.
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How to Make a Cartogram with Packed Circles in R
There are packages to make cartograms, but in some cases you might need a more flexible solution.
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easystats, an R package
The easystats R package in on my to-try list.
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BrailleR, a R package to improve access for blind users
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How to Make a Heatmap with Irregular Bins in R
There are existing functions and packages to make heatmaps in R, but when the data is irregular, it’s worth going custom.
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Why I Use R More than Python
Debates about which is best are useless. Go with what works for you, and never mind the rest.
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How I Made That: Network Diagrams of All the Household Types
Process the data into a usable format, which makes the visualization part more straightforward.
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Barbie and Oppenheimer themes for charts in R
Matthew Jané made a small R package called Theme Park, which is meant…
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Switching from Python to R
If you’re looking to switch or just want to expand your skills, this…
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How to Make Unit-Based, Variable Width Bar Charts
In a cross between unit charts and variable width bar charts, we can show total counts and relative proportions at the same time.
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Improved color palettes in R
Achim Zeileis and Paul Murrell provide a rundown of the more user-friendly color…
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How to Make a Smoother Animated Growth Map in R
Show change over time and geography with smooth transitions.
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How to Animate Packed Circles in R
Pack circles, figure out the transitions between time segments, and then generate frames to string together.
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Snow cover mapped using snowflakes
To show snow cover across the United States, Althea Archer for the USGS…
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New Visualization in R Course, and Other Updates
I have two course-related updates on FlowingData. First, there’s a new course on…
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Deleting your tweets with R
Twitter isn’t in a great place right now, so maybe you want to…
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Introduction to Data Science, an open source book
Introduction to Data Science, by Harvard biostatistics professor Rafael A. Irizarry, is an…
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