Data Visualization

  1. Chart Types and Applications
    1. Comparison Visualizations
      1. Bar Charts
        1. Vertical Bar Charts
          1. Horizontal Bar Charts
            1. Grouped Bar Charts
              1. Stacked Bar Charts
                1. Percent Stacked Bar Charts
                2. Column Charts
                  1. Single Series
                    1. Multiple Series
                      1. Clustered Columns
                      2. Line Charts
                        1. Single Time Series
                          1. Multiple Time Series
                            1. Stepped Lines
                              1. Area Under Curve
                              2. Dot Plots
                                1. Cleveland Dot Plots
                                  1. Dumbbell Charts
                                    1. Slope Graphs
                                    2. Comparison Matrices
                                      1. Heat Maps
                                        1. Comparison Tables
                                      2. Distribution Visualizations
                                        1. Univariate Distributions
                                          1. Histograms
                                            1. Bin Width Selection
                                              1. Frequency vs Density
                                              2. Density Plots
                                                1. Kernel Density Estimation
                                                  1. Bandwidth Selection
                                                  2. Box Plots
                                                    1. Quartile Representation
                                                      1. Outlier Identification
                                                        1. Notched Box Plots
                                                        2. Violin Plots
                                                          1. Distribution Shape
                                                            1. Kernel Density Integration
                                                          2. Comparative Distributions
                                                            1. Side-by-Side Box Plots
                                                              1. Overlaid Density Plots
                                                                1. Strip Charts
                                                                  1. Bee Swarm Plots
                                                                  2. Discrete Distributions
                                                                    1. Bar Charts for Counts
                                                                      1. Dot Plots for Frequencies
                                                                    2. Relationship Visualizations
                                                                      1. Bivariate Relationships
                                                                        1. Scatter Plots
                                                                          1. Point Clouds
                                                                            1. Trend Lines
                                                                              1. Confidence Bands
                                                                              2. Bubble Charts
                                                                                1. Three-Variable Encoding
                                                                                  1. Size-Position Mapping
                                                                                2. Correlation Visualizations
                                                                                  1. Correlation Matrices
                                                                                    1. Heat Maps
                                                                                      1. Correlograms
                                                                                      2. Multivariate Relationships
                                                                                        1. Scatter Plot Matrices
                                                                                          1. Parallel Coordinates
                                                                                            1. Connected Scatter Plots
                                                                                          2. Composition Visualizations
                                                                                            1. Part-to-Whole Relationships
                                                                                              1. Pie Charts
                                                                                                1. Sector Angles
                                                                                                  1. Ordering Strategies
                                                                                                  2. Donut Charts
                                                                                                    1. Central Space Utilization
                                                                                                      1. Multiple Ring Charts
                                                                                                      2. Stacked Bar Charts
                                                                                                        1. Absolute Values
                                                                                                          1. Percentage Stacking
                                                                                                        2. Hierarchical Compositions
                                                                                                          1. Tree Maps
                                                                                                            1. Rectangular Tiling
                                                                                                              1. Hierarchical Nesting
                                                                                                              2. Sunburst Charts
                                                                                                                1. Radial Hierarchy
                                                                                                                  1. Angular Encoding
                                                                                                                2. Proportional Representations
                                                                                                                  1. Waffle Charts
                                                                                                                    1. Unit Charts
                                                                                                                      1. Pictographs
                                                                                                                    2. Flow and Process Visualizations
                                                                                                                      1. Flow Diagrams
                                                                                                                        1. Sankey Diagrams
                                                                                                                          1. Flow Thickness
                                                                                                                            1. Node Positioning
                                                                                                                            2. Alluvial Diagrams
                                                                                                                              1. Categorical Flows
                                                                                                                                1. Time-Based Changes
                                                                                                                              2. Process Visualizations
                                                                                                                                1. Gantt Charts
                                                                                                                                  1. Timeline Representation
                                                                                                                                    1. Task Dependencies
                                                                                                                                    2. Process Flow Charts
                                                                                                                                      1. Decision Trees
                                                                                                                                        1. Workflow Diagrams
                                                                                                                                      2. Network Flows
                                                                                                                                        1. Chord Diagrams
                                                                                                                                          1. Arc Diagrams
                                                                                                                                        2. Hierarchical and Network Visualizations
                                                                                                                                          1. Tree Structures
                                                                                                                                            1. Dendrograms
                                                                                                                                              1. Hierarchical Clustering
                                                                                                                                                1. Branch Lengths
                                                                                                                                                2. Radial Trees
                                                                                                                                                  1. Circular Layouts
                                                                                                                                                    1. Space Efficiency
                                                                                                                                                  2. Network Structures
                                                                                                                                                    1. Adjacency Matrices
                                                                                                                                                      1. Matrix Representation
                                                                                                                                                        1. Connection Encoding
                                                                                                                                                      2. Nested Hierarchies
                                                                                                                                                        1. Nested Tree Maps
                                                                                                                                                          1. Icicle Plots
                                                                                                                                                            1. Circle Packing

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                                                                                                                                                        6. Design Principles for Effective Visualization