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FlowingData Forums » Tag: visualize this - Recent Topics http://forums.flowingdata.com/ Strength in Numbers en Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:27:10 +0000 Questions and Comments Arising from Visualize This http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/questions-and-comments-arising-from-visualize-this#post-2256 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 11:38:34 +0000 mattsigal 2256@http://forums.flowingdata.com/ To the detriment of the other work on my plate, I haven't really been able to put down Visualize This since it arrived on Sunday. This is a fantastic resource - practical, easy to follow, and with great end results (I might have forwarded my hot dog eating graphics to some friends, gloating "I MADE THESE!"). I was thinking there should be a thread on the forums dedicated to the book, which especially would be useful for comments or questions that arise when people are flipping through. At the moment, I've noticed a few small mistakes: -p. 47, we convert data from CSV to XML, but (unless I'm missing something), the XML just appears on the terminal window - it doesn't get placed into "wunder-data.xml" as you refer to on p. 49. So, converting it back to CSV doesn't really work, if the reader is simply trying to follow along. -p. 101, you play around with barplot() options and (on p. 102) show the resulting plot. The only problem is that the code is missing the main="Nathan's… 1980-2010" line so it doesn't actually produce a title. -That being said, that title DOES appear in the code on p. 111 in the stacked bar graph section… where it isn't supposed to (since that data only refers to 2000-2010, not 1980 to 2010). But yeah, these are all pretty inconsequential on the whole. This leads me to my burning question of the moment: I noticed on your sample graphics (e.g. on p. 109) you were able to convert the typical "ticks" on the Y-axis into a nice series of faded dots that go across the width of the graph. How did you do this? As far as I can tell, it isn't mentioned during the chapter. Advice would be really appreciated! p004 datafl.ws http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/p004-dataflws#post-2282 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:19:17 +0000 mll 2282@http://forums.flowingdata.com/ I just started reading the Visualize This book and tried to get to the <a href="http://datafl.ws/nytimes" rel="nofollow">http://datafl.ws/nytimes</a> and was told that I had made a mistake, as with the <a href="http://datafl.ws/art" rel="nofollow">http://datafl.ws/art</a> page. I guess I should have RTFM, but perhaps there is a hint to what I need to do... Thanks. Two other thoughts: 1) I wonder if there is a page, perhaps crowd sourced, WIKI that allows a point and go-to for all these references? It looks as though one could start one as a Google-Docs if it were published and made available for public read/write access. 2)I notice that other forums allow one to check if he wants to ge3t eMail when a topic is updated. I don't see this here, so it may be defaulted, but it is not obvious, and if not available, it would be nice. Visualize This: Class Size and SAT Scores - Deadline 11/24 http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/visualize-this-class-size-and-sat-scores-deadline-1124#post-1279 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:41:56 +0000 nathany 1279@http://forums.flowingdata.com/ Does class size play a part in SAT scores or is there something more to the story? In this segment of Visualize This, take a gander at <a href="http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d08/tables/dt08_144.asp" rel="nofollow">this data</a> from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ncy111/4108068360/" title="sat scores and class size by Nathan Yau, on Flickr" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2498/4108068360_76fc737134.jpg" width="500" height="477" alt="sat scores and class size" /></a> Get your entry in by November 24, 2009 at 11:59pm EST. One entry per person. The two best entries will win a copy of The Visual Miscellaneum. Find more details <a href="http://flowingdata.com/2009/11/17/visualize-this-class-size-and-sat-scores-your-turn/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Here are <a href="http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/how-to-post-pictures-in-threads-with-flickr" rel="nofollow">instructions</a> on how to post images to the forums in case you're new here. Visualize This: US Obesity Rates by State [July 13-27] http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/visualize-this-us-obesity-rates-by-state#post-854 Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:09:22 +0000 nathany 854@http://forums.flowingdata.com/ Obesity rates are on the rise, and here's the CDC has the data to prove it. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/33422365@N07/3715001330/" title="US Obesity Rates, 2008 by FlowingData, on Flickr" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2512/3715001330_ae0717c24d.jpg" width="500" height="334" alt="US Obesity Rates, 2008" /></a> Here are the obesity rates for 2008: <a href="http://datasets.flowingdata.com/obesity_by_state.csv" rel="nofollow">http://datasets.flowingdata.com/obesity_by_state.csv</a> Visit the <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/trends.html" rel="nofollow">CDC site</a> if you want data from 1985 to 2008. Map, graph, chart, none of the above? It's up to you. Visualize This: Rambo Kill Counts [June 17 - July 1] http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/visualize-this-rambo-kill-counts#post-756 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:17:01 +0000 nathany 756@http://forums.flowingdata.com/ Rambo got more violent over the years, but did he grow more modest? The below table shows a detailed breakdown of Rambo kills for all four movies: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/33422365@N07/3632841299/" title="Rambo Kill Chart by FlowingData, on Flickr" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2483/3632841299_6b436c0a91.jpg" width="500" height="424" alt="Rambo Kill Chart" /></a> Can you visualize this data? Let's see your skills, Adrian. Oops, wrong movie. Read <a href="http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/how-to-post-pictures-in-threads-with-flickr" rel="nofollow">here</a> for instructions on how to upload your images with Flickr. Visualize This: Days Spent Working to Pay Taxes (April 16 to April 30) http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/visualize-this-days-spent-working-to-pay-taxes#post-617 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:03:02 +0000 nathany 617@http://forums.flowingdata.com/ About 28.2% of the average American's income goes towards taxes, which means the first 103 days of the year is to pay for government. At the end of these 103 days - April 13 - is <a href="//taxfoundation.org/taxfreedomday/"" rel="nofollow">Tax Freedom Day</a>. However, because of varying state-by-state tax burdens and average incomes, Tax Freedom Day varies by state. Alaska, for example, has the earliest Tax Freedom Day (March 23) because it has low state and local taxes while Connecticut is last on April 30, because of "extraordinarily high federal income taxes." For this Visualize This we're looking at the number of days each state spends paying taxes this year (2009). Your Mission As with previous Visualize This segments, show us your best shot at visualizing the Tax Freedom Day data in this forum thread. I've put the data in an Excel spreadsheet that you can find at the bottom of the forum post. Map? Graphs? Both? Let's see what you've got. Oh, and most importantly, have fun. Find more information about the data <a href="http://taxfoundation.org/taxfreedomday/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Deadline: April 30, 2009 Visualize This: 10k Giveaway Edition - FusionCharts Licenses Up For Grabs! http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/visualize-this-10k-giveaway-edition-fusioncharts-licenses-up-for-grabs#post-398 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:49:09 +0000 nathany 398@http://forums.flowingdata.com/ Unlike previous Visualize This projects, I'm not going to post a specific dataset. Instead, create a dashboard using the no-restriction <a href="http://www.fusioncharts.com/Download.asp?BS=FlowingData_Con_Feb09" rel="nofollow">trial version of FusionCharts</a> on the theme of education and then post a link (and preferably a screenshot) to to your entry to this thread. The trial version of FusionCharts has all the same functionality as the licensed one, so go wild. You are also welcome to use any of other of the InfoSoft products in your dashboard. Make it clean, make it sexy, and most importantly, make it informative. Feel free to focus on education data for just your area or make a dashboard for your entire country. Look at elementary schools, colleges, private schools, or all of the above. The key is to make a dashboard for a branch of education that interests you. Here are some education data sources to get you started: <ul> <li><a href="http://nces.ed.gov/" rel="nofollow">National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/IAED/welcome.html" rel="nofollow">International Archive of Education Data</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/" rel="nofollow">California Department of Education</a></li> <li><a href="http://data.un.org/Search.aspx?q=education" rel="nofollow">Education Data from United Nations Database</a></li> </ul> Got any others? Please post them here. The three best dashboards (chosen by me and readers) will each be awarded a FusionCharts Professional License. Good luck! I'm looking forward to seeing what you all come up with. Download the <a href="http://www.fusioncharts.com/Download.asp?BS=FlowingData_Con_Feb09" rel="nofollow">trial version</a> of FusionCharts <a href="http://www.fusioncharts.com/Download.asp?BS=FlowingData_Con_Feb09" rel="nofollow">here</a>. DEADLINE: March 3, 8pm EST Visualize This: Poverty Rate By Age in America (Jan 14 to Jan 27) http://forums.flowingdata.com/topic/visualize-this-poverty-rate-by-age-in-america-jan-14-to-jan-20#post-244 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 01:54:55 +0000 nathany 244@http://forums.flowingdata.com/ [attachment=244,37] What's the best way to visualize poverty by state and age in America? The attached dataset provides proportions of specified age brackets that are in poverty in each state in America. For example, the .27 after Ã¢â‚¬Å“AlabamaÃ¢â‚¬Â means that .27 (or 27%) of all Children 18 and under in Alabama are in poverty(!). The last value in the same row, .20, means that .20 of all people in Alabama are in poverty. The original dataset can be found at <a href="//www.statehealthfacts.org/comparebar.jsp?ind=10&cat=1"" rel="nofollow">Kaiser State Health Facts</a>. Feel free to incorporate any other datasets or context from other sources to make your visualization more informative, and please include the software that you used.