Conventional visualizations
Scatter plot, Line graph & Bar graph
Scatter plot
- Relationship between
observations on two
continuous dimensions
- Can show multiple
groups
- Can show trend lines
etc.
- Uninformative with
too much data
Line graph
- Also ubiquitous!
- Good for showing
one variable (e.g.,
time) as continuous
even though you
have discrete
measures
- Can compare several
discrete groups
Bar graph
- aka "dynamite
plot"
- Ubiquitous!
- Can be used for
lots of discrete
grouping factors
- Natural semantics
of grouping
- Conceals data
More bar graphs
