Data Visualization

  1. Visual Encoding and Grammar
    1. Data-to-Visual Mapping Principles
      1. Encoding Effectiveness
        1. Perceptual Accuracy
          1. Discriminability
            1. Separability
            2. Encoding Appropriateness
              1. Data Type Matching
                1. Task Suitability
                2. Avoiding Misrepresentation
                  1. Proportional Encoding
                    1. Scale Consistency
                      1. Context Preservation
                    2. Visual Variables Framework
                      1. Marks (Geometric Primitives)
                        1. Point Marks
                          1. Scatter Points
                            1. Dot Representations
                            2. Line Marks
                              1. Connecting Lines
                                1. Trend Lines
                                  1. Boundaries
                                  2. Area Marks
                                    1. Filled Regions
                                      1. Polygons
                                        1. Bars and Rectangles
                                      2. Channels (Visual Properties)
                                        1. Position Channels
                                          1. Horizontal Position
                                            1. Vertical Position
                                              1. Depth Position
                                              2. Size Channels
                                                1. Length Encoding
                                                  1. Area Encoding
                                                    1. Volume Encoding
                                                    2. Shape Channels
                                                      1. Symbol Variation
                                                        1. Geometric Forms
                                                        2. Color Channels
                                                          1. Hue Variation
                                                            1. Saturation Levels
                                                              1. Luminance Differences
                                                              2. Orientation Channels
                                                                1. Angle Encoding
                                                                  1. Directional Indication
                                                                  2. Texture Channels
                                                                    1. Pattern Variation
                                                                      1. Surface Properties
                                                                  3. Grammar of Graphics Framework
                                                                    1. Data Layer
                                                                      1. Raw Data Input
                                                                        1. Data Transformation
                                                                        2. Aesthetic Mappings
                                                                          1. Variable-to-Channel Assignment
                                                                            1. Scaling Functions
                                                                            2. Geometric Objects
                                                                              1. Point Geometries
                                                                                1. Line Geometries
                                                                                  1. Polygon Geometries
                                                                                    1. Text Geometries
                                                                                    2. Scale Systems
                                                                                      1. Linear Scales
                                                                                        1. Logarithmic Scales
                                                                                          1. Categorical Scales
                                                                                            1. Time Scales
                                                                                            2. Coordinate Systems
                                                                                              1. Cartesian Coordinates
                                                                                                1. Polar Coordinates
                                                                                                  1. Geographic Projections
                                                                                                    1. Transformed Coordinates
                                                                                                    2. Faceting Systems
                                                                                                      1. Panel Layouts
                                                                                                        1. Small Multiples
                                                                                                          1. Conditional Plotting
                                                                                                          2. Statistical Transformations
                                                                                                            1. Aggregation Functions
                                                                                                              1. Smoothing Operations
                                                                                                                1. Binning Procedures
                                                                                                                  1. Density Estimation

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