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III. Miscellaneous Topics
by Claus O. Wilke
Fundamentals of Data Visualization
Preface
Thoughts on Graphing Software and Figure-Preparation Pipelines
Conventions Used in This Book
Using Code Examples
O’Reilly Online Learning
How to Contact Us
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
Ugly, Bad, and Wrong Figures
I. From Data to Visualization
2. Visualizing Data: Mapping Data onto Aesthetics
Aesthetics and Types of Data
Scales Map Data Values onto Aesthetics
3. Coordinate Systems and Axes
Cartesian Coordinates
Nonlinear Axes
Coordinate Systems with Curved Axes
4. Color Scales
Color as a Tool to Distinguish
Color to Represent Data Values
Color as a Tool to Highlight
5. Directory of Visualizations
Amounts
Distributions
Proportions
x–y relationships
Geospatial Data
Uncertainty
6. Visualizing Amounts
Bar Plots
Grouped and Stacked Bars
Dot Plots and Heatmaps
7. Visualizing Distributions: Histograms and Density Plots
Visualizing a Single Distribution
Visualizing Multiple Distributions at the Same Time
8. Visualizing Distributions: Empirical Cumulative Distribution Functions and Q-Q Plots
Empirical Cumulative Distribution Functions
Highly Skewed Distributions
Quantile-Quantile Plots
9. Visualizing Many Distributions at Once
Visualizing Distributions Along the Vertical Axis
Visualizing Distributions Along the Horizontal Axis
10. Visualizing Proportions
A Case for Pie Charts
A Case for Side-by-Side Bars
A Case for Stacked Bars and Stacked Densities
Visualizing Proportions Separately as Parts of the Total
11. Visualizing Nested Proportions
Nested Proportions Gone Wrong
Mosaic Plots and Treemaps
Nested Pies
Parallel Sets
12. Visualizing Associations Among Two or More Quantitative Variables
Scatterplots
Correlograms
Dimension Reduction
Paired Data
13. Visualizing Time Series and Other Functions of an Independent Variable
Individual Time Series
Multiple Time Series and Dose–Response Curves
Time Series of Two or More Response Variables
14. Visualizing Trends
Smoothing
Showing Trends with a Defined Functional Form
Detrending and Time-Series Decomposition
15. Visualizing Geospatial Data
Projections
Layers
Choropleth Mapping
Cartograms
16. Visualizing Uncertainty
Framing Probabilities as Frequencies
Visualizing the Uncertainty of Point Estimates
Visualizing the Uncertainty of Curve Fits
Hypothetical Outcome Plots
II. Principles of Figure Design
17. The Principle of Proportional Ink
Visualizations Along Linear Axes
Visualizations Along Logarithmic Axes
Direct Area Visualizations
18. Handling Overlapping Points
Partial Transparency and Jittering
2D Histograms
Contour Lines
19. Common Pitfalls of Color Use
Encoding Too Much or Irrelevant Information
Using Nonmonotonic Color Scales to Encode Data Values
Not Designing for Color-Vision Deficiency
20. Redundant Coding
Designing Legends with Redundant Coding
Designing Figures Without Legends
21. Multipanel Figures
Small Multiples
Compound Figures
22. Titles, Captions, and Tables
Figure Titles and Captions
Axis and Legend Titles
Tables
23. Balance the Data and the Context
Providing the Appropriate Amount of Context
Background Grids
Paired Data
Summary
24. Use Larger Axis Labels
25. Avoid Line Drawings
26. Don’t Go 3D
Avoid Gratuitous 3D
Avoid 3D Position Scales
Appropriate Use of 3D Visualizations
III. Miscellaneous Topics
27. Understanding the Most Commonly Used Image File Formats
Bitmap and Vector Graphics
Lossless and Lossy Compression of Bitmap Graphics
Converting Between Image Formats
28. Choosing the Right Visualization Software
Reproducibility and Repeatability
Data Exploration Versus Data Presentation
Separation of Content and Design
29. Telling a Story and Making a Point
What Is a Story?
Make a Figure for the Generals
Build Up Toward Complex Figures
Make Your Figures Memorable
Be Consistent but Don’t Be Repetitive
Annotated Bibliography
Thinking About Data and Visualization
Programming Books
Statistics Texts
Historical Texts
Books on Broadly Related Topics
Technical Notes
References
Index
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