Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Bivariate choropleth maps


Bivariate choropleth maps show more than one variable, like in this example it shows the amount of violent crimes, rapes, robberies and murders in the US in 2003 vs 2004

Univariate choropleth maps

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/USA_states_population_density_map.PNG/800px-USA_states_population_density_map.PNG

A Univariate choropleth map shows only one variable, here the population per square mile by state is shown.

Data Visualization


This visualization represents NYT's box office receipts which include recent movies and how well they did in the box office. This type of visualization is easy to view and can portray the data in a more appealing manner.

Concept Mapping

http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v8n2/birbili/images/fig2conceptmap.gif

This is a concept map, which is a way to organize ideas. In this concept map, the reason why trees are important is represented.

Interactive Graphics

http://www.cs4fn.org/fundamentals/images/ghostface.jpg

This is a form of interactive graphics, here they use the graphics to zoom in and out.

Textual Visualization

By using text, this is a visualization representing the similarities between the american and the chinese.

Lorenz Curve


This is a representation of what the Lorenz Curve does, and how it shows the inequality.