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Customizing your charts doesn’t have to be a time-intensive process. With just a teeny bit more effort, you can get something that fits your needs.

Choropleth maps are useful to show values for areas on a map, but they can be limited. In contrast, dot density maps are sometimes better for showing distributions within regions.

For when your geographic data is evenly spread rather than aggregated by government boundaries.

Change detection for a time series can be tricky, but guess what, there’s an R package for that. Then show the results in a custom plot.

Too many points to plot often means obscured patterns in the clutter. Density maps offer a smooth alternative.

The chart type often goes overlooked because people don’t understand them. Maybe this will help.

There are many exercise apps that allow you to keep track of your…

As people and things move through a place, it can be useful to see their connected paths instead of just individual points.

A big part of statistics is comparisons, and perhaps more importantly, to figure out what to compare things to. Perspective changes with the baseline.